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- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- From: lwhender@wheel.ucdavis.edu (Lisa Henderson)
- Subject: Sopaipillas
- Organization: Davis Community Network - Davis, California, USA
- Approved: mark@alexr.demon.co.uk
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 22:17:00 +0000
- Message-ID: <10261994221733um@alexr.demon.co.uk>
-
- Sopaipillas (Mexican Fritters)
-
- My mother cut this recipe out of a magazine for me, knowing
- my love for these delectable little plump pillows! With this recipe you
- can make these Mexican Fritters as well as any restaurant can. Go for
- it!
- - Lisa Wilson Henderson
-
- Makes over 1 dozen, at least.
-
- Ingredients:
-
- 1 & 3/4 cups sifted flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. lard or shortening
- 2/3 cup water (a little more or less may be needed)
- oil or fat for deep frying (I use about 2 cups of veg. oil)
-
- Directions:
-
- Begin heating the oil to 375 F. in a heavy saucepan, or use a
- deep fryer. (Use a candy thermometer if you have one to guage
- temperature.) Sift the pre-sifted flour, baking powder, and
- salt onto a pastry board, or into a bowl. Cut in the lard or
- shortening and gradually add the water until everything sticks
- together.
- Knead the dough very briefly, cover it, and let it rest for 5
- minutes. Lightly flour the board and, with a floured rolling
- pin, roll out the dough into a very thin rectangle. Cut it into 3-
- inch squares and drop them, a few at a time, into deep hot fat
- (375 F.).
- Turn the squares as they cook, to make them puff evenly.
- Fry the sopaipillas for about 5 minutes (I say 1 minute is
- enough) until they are nicely browned on both sides. Drain on
- absorbant paper and serve hot, with honey or syrup.
-
- Enjoy!!!
-
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