How to Make Tequeños at Home! Cheese Sticks Only Better! A Gringo Making Latin Food!

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Flaxseed meal is a plant-based alternative.

Place the water into a bowl and add the sugar and salt, stir to dissolve and set aside.

On a clean surface, place the flour and form it into a small mound, making a hole in the center.

Place the butter and the egg into the hole and incorporate them with the flour by squeezing together until sand-like.

Add the water mixture to the flour and knead to combine, adding water in small portions until a soft dough forms.

Flatten the dough into a disc about 1/2 inch thick with a diameter of about 9 inches.

Cut the cheese into small pieces about 2 inches long and 1/4 inch thick.

Roll the dough out to a thickness of about 1/8 of an inch.

Cut the dough into strips about 1 to 1.5 inches wide and 6 inches long.

Take a piece of cheese and wrap it with dough, sealing the ends by pinching the dough together.

Deep fry the tequeños until golden brown.

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