Name: Mexican Sopaipillas recipe by Smrithi Sagar at BetterButter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 35
Ingredients: All purpose flour 1 cup or 200 gms; Baking powder 1/2 tsp; Salt 1/2 tsp; Vegetable oil for deep frying + 1 tsp; Warm water to knead the dough; Honey as required; Powdered Sugar as required

ABOUT Mexican Sopaipillas RECIPE

Sopaipillas are mexican dessert which is a kind of fried pastry topped with powdered sugar and filled with honey. This dessert is simple and quick to prepare and are prepared in several regions with Spanish heritage in America’s.

Ingredients Serving: 35

All purpose flour 1 cup or 200 gms
Baking powder 1/2 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Vegetable oil for deep frying + 1 tsp
Warm water to knead the dough
Honey as required
Powdered Sugar as required

Instructions

In a mixing bowl add all purpose flour, Baking powder and salt and mix well.
Add 1 tsp Vegetable oil and combine till it crumbles.
Add warm water in little quantities and prepare soft yet firm dough.Cover the mixing bowl with damp cloth and set aside for 20 minutes.
After the dough is rested, in a clean surface roll the dough with the help of rolling pin by dusting the flour whenever required. Rolled dough should be little thick than dough rolled for making chapathi.
Cut it into desired shape. Traditionally the dough is cut into triangles.
In a deep frying pan add oil and when it is hot reduce the flame to medium. Deep fry the sopaipillas both the sides evenly till crisp and golden brown.
Top fried sopaipillas with powdered sugar and also you can top it with honey but it is optional.
While serving sopaipillas open the top portion of it and fill with generous amount of honey.Delicious sopaipillas is ready to serve.

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