Sopaipillas With Honey
A home-style recipe for Sopaipillas With Honey from Dale's Recipe Book.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon solid vegetable shortening
- 1/3 cup warm water
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Honey or confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl stir flour with baking powder, salt and sugar.
- 2
Add vegetable shortening and cut in with 2 knives until mixture resembles corn meal.
- 3
Add water and stir with a fork to make a stiff dough.
- 4
Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead 5 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
- 5
Put dough back in bowl, cover and let stand 30 minutes.
- 6
Pour oil into a saucepan to a depth of 3 inches; heat to 375° F.
- 7
On a lightly floured surface roll out dough to an 18x6 inch rectangle.
- 8
Cut into 2x3 inch rectangles.
- 9
Slide several dough rectangles into the hot oil (do not fry more than one layer at a time) and fry 1 minute on each side, until golden and puffed.
- 10
Lift out with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- 11
Repeat with remaining dough.
- 12
Serve Sopaipillas warm, drizzled with honey or sprinkled with confectioners’ sugar.