Mexican Fried Sweet Puffs Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. With a pastry blender, cut in butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg and milk together add to flour, stirring until well mixed. Knead gently on a lightly-floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 2 minutes. Divide dough into 1-inch balls and let stand, covered, 15 minutes. On a floured surface roll into 4-inch circles. Cut a small hole in the center place circles on waxed paper until ready to fry do not stack. Preheat vegetable oil at least 1-inch deep to 375° F. Fry until puffed and golden, about 30 seconds per side. Drain on paper towels.Note: These are delicious drizzled with honey.

Steps:

• Sift together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Add butter and cut into flour mixture with fork until coarse and crumbly.
• Beat eggs slightly with milk and add the the bowl, stirring until dough forms a large ball.
• Knead on a lightly floured surface for 2 minutes or until smooth. Roll dough into the size of walnuts and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Roll each ball on a floured surface into very thin pancakes, about 6 inches in diameter.*.
• Heat oil to 375 degree F and fry once at a time until puffed and golden brown, about 30 seconds on each side.
• Drain on paper towles. Shake bunuelos gently in cinnamon-sugar mixture in a container while still warm.
• *NOTE: You can place these in single layers on waxed paper until ready to fry.

Steps:

• Directions.
• Mix flour, baking powder together in a large bowl. Add sugar and salt and mix. Add butter to bowl, and use a fork to crumble the mixture, making sure to mix in the butter evenly. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and add milk to bowl and mix. Add mixture to the large bowl with flour mixture, and mix. Sprinkle flour on a flat kneading board and knead the dough until smooth. Break off small pieces of dough and roll into balls.
• Heat pan with canola oil, and fry balls until golden brown, frying on all sides. Drain on paper towels, and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. You may optionally add glaze to the bunuelos for extra sweetness. Prepare the glaze by melting butter in a saucepan. Add the sugar, water, and rum and slowly bring to a boil. Then reduce to medium, and let cook for 10 minutes Let cool. Pour glaze over bunuelos and allow them to absorb the glaze for about an hour. Serve using serving plate and enjoy!