What is a good recipe for sopapilla?

Question

My mom made them once a long time ago, and they were so good.

Answer 1

Mexican Sopaipillas

Sopaipillas are a deep fried, puffy "pillow" of dough. Traditionally they are served drizzled with honey. They would also be good served with vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

4 cups of flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
4 tbs shortening
3/4 warm water
honey, cinnamon and sugar

vegetable oil for frying

Directions

Combine the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Cut in the shortening until the mix resembles cornmeal. Add the warm water and mix until the dough is smooth.

Turn onto a lightly floured board and knead dough for one minute. Cover dough with a towel and let it rest for 20 to 30 minutes.

Roll dough into a rectangle of 1/8 in thickness. Cut the dough into 3 inch rectangles or triangles.

Heat the vegetable oil in a deep fat fryer to 370-380 degrees. Carefully drop the dough into the oil and fry until they are golden brown and evenly puffed. Turn once during frying to cook on both sides. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.

At this point you may roll them, while still hot, in a cinnamon sugar mixture (1/2 cup sugar mixed with 1 tsp cinnamon). Or you may serve them as is with honey.

Answer 2

SOPAPILLAS (LITTLE PILLOWS)

1 pkg. dry yeast
1/4 c. lukewarm water
3/4 c. milk
6 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. butter
1 beaten egg
3 c. flour

Dissolve yeast in water. Bring milk, sugar, and salt to a boil. Stir in butter. Cool to lukewarm. Stir in yeast mixture, then egg. Beat in flour. Cover dough and let rest for 1-1 1/2 hours. Knead and let rest 15 minutes. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick; cut into 2 x 3 inch strips (or diamond shape).

Fry in deep fat at 350 degrees until golden brown, turning only once. Drain on paper towel. Serve with honey-butter (beat 1/2 pound butter and 1/4 cup honey) or just honey is good too. Tear open corner of sopapillas and put honey-butter inside. This is much easier than it sounds and will be worth it.

Answer 3

Take some fresh flour tortillas, but into foruths, adn fry in 2" deep hot oil. Dust w/ XXX sugar or cinnamon sugar, and serve w/ honey.

Answer 4

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