Lite and Savory Breakfast Wrap

One of my many hobbies is cooking, and creating new versions of old favorites!

I never much cared for breakfast burritos, mainly due to the scrambled eggs; they always seemed so heavy to me, yet another fried food on top of the bacon and sausage in the burrito. So, I came up with a new take on the egg-part of the meal: boiled instead of fried; the boiled egg is not cooked while exposed to oxygen, giving it a more dense texture, which helps prevent gas build up in your stomach later in the day. Think soda vs. water. Anyway, I love this version of the breakfast burrito, and I'm sure I'll make a believer out of anyone!


Ingredients for One Original Wrap:

1 Flour tortilla
2 hard-boiled Eggs, halved with yolks removed
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 c. cooked Regular Sausage, crumbled
1-2 slices Bacon, cooked to your liking
1/4 c. shredded Cheddar cheese


Ingredients for One Sweet and Spicy Mexican Wrap:

1 Flour tortilla
2 hard-boiled Eggs, halved with yolks removed
1 tbsp. Sour Cream
1/2 tsp. Cumin
1/4 tsp. Cayenne (ground red pepper)
1/4 c. cooked Maple/Sweet Sausage, crumbled
1-2 slices Peppered Bacon, cooked to your liking
1/4 c. shredded Colby-Jack cheese



Ingredients for One Savory Far East Wrap:

1 Wheat tortilla
2 hard-boiled Eggs, halved with yolks removed
1 tbsp. Sour Cream
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 c. cooked Hot Sausage, crumbled
1-2 slices Maple/Applewood Bacon, cooked to your liking
1/4 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese


Directions are the same for all wraps

1. Mash the hard-boiled egg yolks with the dijon mustard/sour cream, cumin, and cayenne/sour cream and cinnamon in a small bowl. Spread over tortilla.
2. Place bacon slice(s) parallel in the center of the tortilla.
3. Chop up hard-boiled egg whites. Mix with crumbled sausage and cheese. Spoon over bacon.
4. Here comes the tricky part: The Fold. If you cannot do the fold right, I will adding a video to this post in the next few weeks. 
1. Fold in the sides of the short ends of the bacon slices.Hold down the folds with your index and middle fingers.
2. Use your thumbs to fold up the bottom corners at an angle. Release your fingers from the first folds and keep your thumbs on the second folds.
3. Use your index and middle fingers to fold down the top corners at an angle. Hold the folds down.
4. Quickly release your thumbs and fold up the entire bottom flap. Roll up the rest of the wrap.

No, I didn't forget the veggies; I have eaten so many breakfast burritos in my life that I have come to realize that there is no amount of vegetable on the planet that can counter-balance the protein-packed fullness of the combination of bacon, eggs, and sausage. If you wish to have veggies in your burrito, I suggest eliminating either the bacon or sausage (in my opinion the bacon, as there is usually more fat and grease that comes along with it in comparison to the same amount of sausage), and add onions and red and green peppers. If you can stand it, absolutely include the onions... they enhance the flavor of the egg yolks! And remember, just because it's grab-and-go food, please don't eat while driving; your hands could get greasy and the steering wheel could slide right through them!