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Hey, guys, today I figured I’d offer a quick little hack.

So, this is going to be a shorter episode. I just wanted to share a quick little hack. it’s not something that I fully came up with myself. I was inspired by other people. But before I get to that, this is going to be short because I just, uh, unfortunately, I’m having some health struggles, but that’s what this channel is all about anyway, is that, you know, I have health issues, I have food restrictions, and I’m using food to help me heal. So, today I just wanted to offer a quick little hack.

So, what’s great about the hack that I’m going to be offering today is that it can be really beneficial if you have like a particular health restriction with which I’ll talk about in a moment. But this could really be applicable to anyone as a time saver as well. So, who doesn’t like to save time? Also, this could help, you know, with your budget, depending upon what you’re using.

All right. The suspense is probably killing you, so let me just talk about it. So, this is an idea that I originally got from, I believe, the Keto Twins on a YouTube channel. And they may have gotten it from someone else, but they’re the ones that I’m accredited- accrediting. Like how where I got the idea and specifically for them because they are on a ketogenic lifestyle- keto diet. They were looking for a low carb option to create, I think like a pie, specifically like a hand pie. And so, they used a low carb, high protein tortilla to do that. And they’re a preferred brand at the time I believe was Mission. And I think they still use them sometimes, but they eventually moved on to the brand, uh, Hero. I have also tried both of those brands. I prefer the Hero. I think that’s their preferred one. I am not sponsored by Hero in any way whatsoever. They don’t know me. I’m not endorsed. It’s just a really good tasting tortilla. Plus the fact that it is low carb, high protein, high fiber, all that jazz.

So, that was the original reason why they were kind of exploring it. There was this, uh, keto apple pie or like pho pie that was going around the internet at the time. And I’ve seen other keto content creators do like a similar, like a version of this pie. I think Low Carb Love did one. And, there were several anyway. And so, they were all just kind of making different versions of this pie. So, that’s where the idea came from. What I’ve now done with it is just kind of run with it. So, I use it, of course. I take the low carb tortilla, which again, if that’s not a health, concern for you, you could use a regular tortilla just because it could save you some time, could save you some money if you don’t want to, you know, either make, the dough that you would normally use for these dishes from scratch. You could use this as a hack instead. And so, the idea is for the hand pie.

You, cut the tortillas in half and you’ve got two half circles and you’re able to fold it in a way to where you have like a little cone that you can then fill, and then you can close by, pressing, like with the fork or using like an egg wash to hold it together. And then once you have that little cone or triangular shaped, pocket, you can fry it, you can bake it, you can air fry it. So, whatever you put in it is up to you. I started out testing it with the pie mixture. It was a faux apple pie. It was fantastic. My family loves it. They asked me to make it all the time. And no one is keto except for my mom. They just like the way it tastes, and it’s very convenient. But since then, I’ve experimented. I think the Keto Twins might have also done something like this where they used it for like, a Sephora. I know I just said that wrong a Samosa I know what I’m trying to say.

If I can remember, I’ll put the correct word, but my brain is just not there right now. And that’s part of what happens when I have, like, my health episodes. I forget certain terms anyway. but yeah, I’ve used it to make like, savory things. Like I made an empanada out of it one time. Yes. That’s not what I was saying before, but that is one thing I’ve tried since then. I’ve practiced folding the tortilla in different ways, and so I actually have an egg roll mixture that I make, and I cut the tortilla, once I have cut it in half, I cut it in half again. So, I have these individual triangles that I then fold in a certain way, and it gives me like a mini egg roll. And so, I use that to make a mini egg roll because again, it saves time. you can easily find egg roll wrappers in most places, but I find where at my grocery store, they sell out pretty quickly because I guess they just don’t keep enough of them stocked. Plus, they’re not always good for me if I happen to be feeling a little bit carb sensitive. that carb sensitivity messes with, like, my joints and things like that. Plus, I need to watch my sugar intake anyway, so, it’s a healthier option to use the tortilla hack. But, you don’t have to, but I’m just giving you some ideas.

So, this idea of using these tortillas and kind of non-traditional ways. I know some of you may have checked out my other content and seen, the quick meal that I make that’s called the Tortilla Spiral. That’s just something I came up with because I was like, I really like these tortillas and I want to do something with them. So, you can use them to do different types of things. I have even like cut them into strips and made like pho, wontons, things like that. So, you can get pretty creative, whether you’re doing it for a health reason or if you’re doing it as a time saver, or if you’re, doing it as a budgeting type thing, you can get pretty creative and versatile with a pretty good tortilla. It’s always good to start out with a tortilla that you actually like the taste of, because you may have to do some extra stuff to it if you don’t already like the taste of the tortilla.

I think that was the issue with me when it came to the Mission tortillas. I only liked the way that they tasted when I was using them in a savory application. I didn’t necessarily like them in a sweet application. The Hero ones could go either way. And then if you’re just going for, like, a regular tortilla that’s not like, you know, high fiber or high protein low carb. You will have to like, test that out as well. Figure out what flavor it is you want and go from there. So, like I said, this was a short one. And you know, I gotta take care of myself and I’ll definitely be back with more Knauthentic content for you.

If you have a quick little hack for me, I would love to hear it. It could be something that’s, you know, could be beneficial for my health. It could be something that’s beneficial for my time. And definitely if you have something that’s beneficial for my wallet, I want to hear it. So,guys, until next time, stay safe and be blessed.

Creadits:

Knauthentic number seven starring Toi Thomas.

Featuring no one else at this time.

Topics discussed: Tortilla hacks for the budget and your health.

Produced by Toi Thomas in association with The ToiBox of Words and Lit Carnivale.

Directed by Toinette “Toi” Thomas.

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