Sopapillas

Name: Sopapillas
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 12 servings Honey or cinnamon sugar, for serving; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 12 servings Peanut oil, for frying; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 2 Tbsps vegetable shortening; 177 milliliters warm water, plus more as needed

Sopapillas might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This vegetarian recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 182 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes. A mixture of warm water, peanut oil, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Sift the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.

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Add the shortening and water, work them in with your hands to make a soft, pliable dough.

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Shortening

Dough

Water

Add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if the dough feels too dry. Gather the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap.

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Dough

Water

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Put the dough in the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour so it will firm up a bit and be easier to roll and cut. (Dough can be prepared 1 day ahead, refrigerated.)

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Dough

Roll

Unwrap the ball of dough and put on a lightly floured surface, cut in half. With a floured rolling pin, roll each piece of dough into a circle, about 1/4-inch thickness. Using a paring knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into triangles as you would a pizza. You should end up with 6 or 8 triangles per circle.

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Dough

Roll

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Knife

Heat 2-inches of oil to 375 degrees F in a heavy skillet or deep pot over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Pot

Fry a few of the sopapillas at a time, keeping an eye on maintaining the oil temperature. As the sopapillas puff up and rise to the surface, flip them over with a slotted spoon, skimmer, or chopsticks; about 2 minutes on each side. Carefully remove the sopapillas from the oil and drain on several layers of paper towels or a brown paper bag. Cool slightly.

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Cooking Oil

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Slotted Spoon