Bueno Sopaipillas
Chasz Griego
Abstract
Sopaipillas are delicious, oily dough pockets. A New Mexican staple. Eat them as a dessert with honey, or as an entree, stuffing the sopaipilla with meat, beans, cheese, rice, etc. The options are near limitless! This protocol describes the steps to make sopaipillas using a box of mix from the BUENO foods company.
Steps
Ingredients
YOU WILL NEED
- 1 Box of Bueno Sopaipilla Mix
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 3 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
Make Dough
EMPTY entire contents of sopaipilla mix into a large bowl.
ADD 1 Tbsp. oil. Gradually add water.
KNEAD the dough on a lightly floured surface for 0h 5m 0s until smooth.
STORE the dough in a plastic bag, making sure the bag is wrapped tightly around the dough. Let sit for 0h 25m 0s in a dry, warm place.
Room temperature 25
ROLL dough into a square 0.125 in thick.
CUT into squares approximately 4 in by 4 in .
Heat
HEAT 3 cups of vegetable oil to 350°F - 400°F
Fry
PLACE squares of dough, one at a time, in oil.
FRY until the sopaipilla puffs on one side. Turn and fry until golden brown.
DRAIN on paper towel.
SERVE with honey, powdered sugar, or cinnamon sugar. Or, make stuffed sopaipillas.
