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Sopaipillas Recipe

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Light, crispy pastry puffs, sopaipillas are a sweet way to round out a spicy meal. They make a nice winter dessert served warm and topped with honey or sugar. —Mary Anne McWhirter, Pearland, Texas

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Sopaipillas Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + standing Cook: 25 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon shortening
1/3 cup warm water
Oil for deep-fat frying
Honey, optional
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a loose ball forms (dough will be crumbly).
On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough for 3 minutes or until smooth. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Roll out into a 12-in. x 10-in. rectangle. Cut into 12 squares with a knife or cut into 12 circles using a round biscuit cutter.
In a deep-fat fryer, heat 2 in. of oil to 375°. Fry sopaipillas for 1-2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels; keep warm. Serve with honey and/or dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Originally published as Sopaipillas in Taste of Home December/January 1994, p35

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Reviewed on May. 05, 2013 by Jaded76

I wasn't to pleased with these. The dough was tough to roll out and when i deep fried them they didn't rise...Nothing like the photo, Very Disappointing :(

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2013 by peepop

The secret to frying sopapillas is this--when you drop them into the fat, they will rise to the surface. Using a cooking spoon or fork, push them back under the surface a second time. They will puff up when you do this, into delightful little pillows. Don't use too shallow a pan. They will turn themselves over if the fat is deep enough and hot enough. Try them with chocolate sauce and add a little cinnamon. Yummy.

Reviewed on Apr. 06, 2013 by DeepSorrow

Easy and delicious, they turned out great!

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2013 by Fernr2

So good with a spoonful of honey

Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2013 by NMMurphybuzz

For zwhil, please note my earlier comment that says these are NEVER baked. These are not flat tacos or anything else flat. They are puffy, sopaipilla means pillow.

Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2013 by zwhil

Delicious! Would these puff up if baked???

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by momof4kids

This was so easy to make and it was nice to be able to make them at home!

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by NMMurphybuzz

I should also have said that if you have leftover sopaipillas, you can microwave them for a few seconds in the morning and they will puff up again.

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by NMMurphybuzz

Having made many sopaipillas similar to this I know it's a good one. Apparently many people have no clue about what these are. Sopaipillas mean "pillows" so anything flat like using tortillas are not real sopaipillas. They are always deep fried and never baked. This is a tip for frying. Once you drop them into the deep fat, use some kind of a metal spoon or something similar and push them down into the fat for a few seconds. They will puff up right away and cook perfectly.

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by Sexy Senior

When I lived in Arizona, I made sopapillas using Crescent dough that I cut to size after rolling it out - good and quick shortcut.

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by shodons3

Any idea on how thin the dough is supposed to be before cooking it? Roll it out or just flatten a bit?

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by Woody62

I remember this from years ago and they were the best. I making them today. Even good for breakfast.

Woody Morgan

Mt. Shasta, CA

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by cshelldiver

WOW! I can't believe this! I was talking about these just last week, saying I was going to have to find this recipe and here it is!! I am not the least bit interested in the fried tortilla version. I have an aunt that made these over 40 years ago for me and my family. They were so awesome that I still think of them. She served them with lemon honey. I will absolutely make these!!!

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by colemang2

This sounds like the "sfingies" (spelling?) my husband's Sicilian Aunt Lucy used to make!!! They were tender fried dough puff balls, served warm drizzled with honey - delicious, light as a feather, and very different! I'm going to try this recipe for sure, thanks for sharing!!

Reviewed on Aug. 03, 2010 by slodwndkd@yahoo.com

OMG this is it. I'm not talking about a fried flour tortillas with sugar & cinnamon on it.But yes you can still do that. But when it is taken out of the oil and drain. Then make a small opening in puff, add Butter and Honey! You will have M0M cooking this everyday This so easy it's good for a young teenager to start learning to cook!. Even for a afternoon snack. Keep left overs wrapped tight in plastic wrap. cut off some roll it out & fry. anytime your ready. Sorry but finding this recipe is like finding a Pot of GOLD. Thanks again

Donna Davis Los Angeles, CA

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