Sopapillas

Date: 2009.01.13 | Category: Snack | Tags: cookie cutter,dry ingredients,electric skillet,fried dough,mexican,sopapillas,taste of home,warm pillows

Everyone that reads this blog knows that I live in Small Town, IL.  With that being said there isn’t much going on around here.  There aren’t many good restaurants worth talking about.  One of my favorite cuisines is Mexican there are a couple of Mexican restaurant here in IL but none like the ones in Texas.  Since I grew up in Texas I love Mexican food or Tex-Mex whatever you want to call it.  sopaillas are served as dessert in a lot of Mexican resturants.  sopapillas are warm fried dough served with honey they are oh so yummy!!  When you drop the dough in the hot oil they puff up and look like little warm pillows of hot fried dough!  You want to eat these when they are still hot drizzled with honey!  Some people coat them with cinnamon and sugar but I like to eat them with just honey.  I was  thinking about sopapillas they other day so I was on the hunt for a recipe.  I have never made sopapillas before and I have to say it’s was pretty easy.  I searched a few sites for a recipe and the one over at MattBites is the one I went with.

Sopaipillas
adapted from Taste Of Home

Ingreidents
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons shortening
2/3 cup water
oil for frying
cinnamon & sugar
honey

Directions

1.  Combine the dry ingredients and then cut in shortening until crumbly.
2. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until mixture holds together.
3. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough for 1-2 minutes or until smooth. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Roll out to 1/4-in. thickness.
4. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. star cookie cutter or into 2-1/2-in. triangles. In an electric skillet or deep fat fryer, heat oil to 375°.
5. Fry sopaipillas for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown and puffed.
6. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and serve immediately with honey. Yields 1 dozen.