Buñuelos de Viento [Recipe + Video] Puffy Fried Balls in Syrup

Name: Buñuelos de Viento [Recipe + Video] Puffy Fried Balls in Syrup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; A small piece of lime peel; 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder; ¼ cup sugar; 2 egg; 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder; ¼ teaspoon lime zest; ½ cup milk; 2 ounces salted butter; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons sugar; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 3 cups oil for frying

User Reviews

5.0

9 reviews

Excellent

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings
6 servings
Calories
278 kcal
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
South American, Dominican

Buñuelos de Viento [Recipe + Video] Puffy Fried Balls in Syrup

Oriana Walker

Report

A delicious, decadent dessert, these buñuelos de viento (puffy fried balls in syrup) only take a little time and a few ingredients to make.

Share:

I Made This!

Be the first!

Print

15 people printed this

Save this

Be the first!

Ingredients

Servings

For the syrup

1 cup brown sugar [200 g]
1 cinnamon stick
A small piece of lime peel (about ½ inch)

For cinnamon sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
¼ cup sugar (white, granulated) [50 g]

For the buñuelos

2 egg (medium)
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
¼ teaspoon lime zest
½ cup milk (whole or skim)
2 ounces salted butter (salted) [55 g or ¼ US stick]
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar (white, granulated)
½ cup all-purpose flour [80 g], sifted
3 cups oil for frying

Add to Shopping List

Instructions

1. Make syrup or cinnamon sugar

⚠️ If you serve it with syrup: Mix sugar, cinnamon, lime zest, and 1 cup of water. Boil over low heat until a third of it has evaporated. Remove from the heat and remove the cinnamon stick and lime peel. Set aside.⚠️ If you serve it with cinnamon sugar: Mix sugar and cinnamon until combined. Set aside

2. Whisk eggs

Whisk eggs. Sift to remove undissolved parts. Set aside.

3. Make the dough

Mix milk, cinnamon, salt, sugar, and lime zest in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat. Add butter. When it breaks a boil, add the flour all at once. Beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until you obtain a smooth dough that doesn't stick to the saucepan. Remove the dough from the heat and let it cool down (about 10 minutes, see notes).

4. Add eggs

Pour ⅓ of the whisked egg into the dough. Mix stirring and folding until the egg is thoroughly combined with the batter. Add the remaining egg in 2 separate parts, making sure the previous portion is well incorporated before adding more egg. Let it rest for 20 minutes.

5. Fry

Heat the oil over medium-high heat (300 ºF [150 ºC]). Once the oil is hot, use two serving teaspoons, scooping the dough from one teaspoon to the other, form a round(ish) ball, and drop it carefully into the oil. Be mindful that they will double in size, so I found that a ball of dough the size of a large olive turns into a buñuelo about the size of a small lime.Fry them three at a time to prevent the oil from cooling down too much. Cook the balls rotating once they float until they brown all over. Place on a paper towel and let them cool down.

6. Serve

Serve immediately bathed in the syrup, or dusted with cinnamon sugar.See some suggestions above the recipe.

Notes

You need to let the dough cool down before adding the eggs, it would not work otherwise.
Serve buñuelos either dusted with sugar and cinnamon or bathed in syrup, not both.

Nutrition Information

Show Details

Serving 3buñuelos Calories 278kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 54g (18%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 57mg (19%) Sodium 137mg (6%) Potassium 107mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 45g (90%) Vitamin A 110IU (2%) Calcium 67mg (7%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 278 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	3buñuelos
Calories	278kcal	14%
Carbohydrates	54g	18%
Protein	4g	8%
Fat	6g	9%
Saturated Fat	1g	5%
Cholesterol	57mg	19%
Sodium	137mg	6%
Potassium	107mg	2%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	45g	90%
Vitamin A	110IU	2%
Calcium	67mg	7%
Iron	1mg	6%