Bunuelos (Fried Sweet Puffs)
Ingredients
- 3½ cups regular all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1½ tbsp sugar
- ¼ cup butter or margarine ⅛ lb
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- Salad oil for deep frying
- Sugar or glazed coatings
Instructions
- Sift flour, measure, then sift again with salt, baking powder, and sugar into a bowl.
- Add butter and rub into flour with your fingertips until mixture is like coarse meal.
- Beat eggs lightly with milk, then pour into flour mixture and stir until dough forms a solid mass.
- Turn dough out onto board and knead lightly for 2 minutes or until smooth.
- Cut dough into balls the size of marbles and let stand for 15 minutes.
- Roll each ball on a lightly floured board into a very thin pancake 4 inches in diameter.
- Cut a hole in center with a thimble.
- After you roll out the circles of dough, place them in a single layer on a waxed paper until you are ready to cook.
- Fry in hot deep fat (375°) until puffed and golden brown, about 30 seconds on each side.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Use sugar or glazed coatings.
Notes
Makes 6 dozen.