Sopapillas
These sopapillas aren’t hard to make and you probably already have the ingredients, or most of them, to hand. They are crisp and puffy, flavored with cinnamon. These make a wonderful after-dinner treat.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup hot water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups vegetable oil
FOR DRIZZLING:
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons honey or piloncillo sugar
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix the flour, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl, and then rub in the shortening using your hands.
- Pour in the hot water, bit by bit.
- Work the mixture using your fingers until it’s a smooth dough.
- Knead it for 5 minutes and then roll into a ball and put it back in the bowl.
- Cover with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let it sit for half an hour so the gluten can develop.
- Knead for a minute and then shape into a ball and cut into 4 pieces with a pastry cutter or knife.
- Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a big pot.
- Shape each of the 4 pieces of dough into a 6-inch diameter, ⅛ to ¼-inch thick round.
- Cut each of those rounds into 4 triangles, so you end up with 16 triangles in all.
- Put them in the hot oil and cook until golden brown, flipping once (they will take about 4 minutes to cook).
- Take the cooked ones out of the hot oil and drain on paper towels, and continue until they’re all cooked.
- Serve dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon, drizzled with honey if liked.
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