Hanukkah Buñuelos with Warm Chocolate Sauce
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Hanukkah Buñuelos with Warm Chocolate Sauce
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Recipe for sweet buñuelos, also known as bimuelos or levivot - small fried doughnut fritters served with warm sweet chocolate sauce. Hanukkah dessert, Sephardic Jewish recipe.
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Ingredients
Buñuelos Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (6.9 ounces) all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup (2.7 ounces) sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup milk (you may substitute unsweetened almond milk or soy milk)
- Avocado oil or ghee for frying
- 2 tablespoons (.5 ounce) powdered sugar for dusting
Warm Chocolate Sauce Ingredients
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 3 tablespoons sugar (or more to taste)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Pinch salt
- 1/3 cup half and half, or more if needed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon rosewater (optional)
Instructions
To Make Buñuelos
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and sea salt. In a separate bowl, beat the egg, milk, and vanilla together. Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture and stir until a thick, slightly lumpy batter forms.
- Fill your frying pan to a 1 inch depth of oil - in a 10.5 inch fry pan, that takes about 4 cups of oil. Warm oil over medium heat to 325 degrees F. Use a thermometer to test oil temperature before the first fritters are added - if oil starts out too hot, fritters will brown before they are cooked through. Use a metal tablespoon to drop dollops of batter into the hot oil. Test one fritter first to see if you've got the oil temperature right. The oil should bubble evenly; if it pops or splatters, let it cool a bit before proceeding.
- Between each scoop of batter, dip your metal spoon into a dish of water. This will help keep the batter from sticking to the spoon. Make 4 to 5 buñuelos at a time. Keep a metal slotted spoon handy to turn the fritters as they become golden. Turn the fritters at least once during cooking, until golden brown on both sides. If the oil is at the right temperature, it should take roughly 3 1/2 minutes for the fritters to brown completely and cook all the way through.Drain fried buñuelos on a rack or paper towels.
- While still warm, use a fine mesh strainer to dust the fritters with powdered sugar. Use about 1/4 teaspoon of sugar for each fritter, and dust to cover evenly.
To Make Warm Chocolate Sauce
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler over medium heat.
- Whisk in the sugar, butter, and salt, stirring constantly, until the butter is completely melted and mixed into the chocolate.
- Whisk in the half and half, a few tablespoonfuls at a time, stirring to combine after each addition. Whisk the sauce over medium heat until the half and half is fully incorporated. Add additional half and half as needed until the sauce reaches a smooth, pourable, hot fudge-like consistency.Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla and optional rosewater. Add additional sugar or salt to taste, if desired. Chocolate will thicken as it cools.
- Pour the warm chocolate sauce over the buñuelos and serve. They are terrific as written. They also pair well with fresh, cold whipped cream; additionally, you may serve fritters and sauce over vanilla ice cream to make a Hanukkah buñuelos sundae.
Notes
- You will also need: whisk, 2 mixing bowls, 10-11 inch frying pan, deep-fry thermometer, metal tablespoon, metal slotted spoon, metal drying rack or paper towels, small mesh strainer for sprinkling buñuelos.
- buñuelos.
- Makes roughly 18 fritters with sauce.
- Serving size is 1 fritter with sauce. Nutrition calculated using avocado oil, assuming 1 teaspoon of oil absorbed per fritter.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
203kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
16mg
(5%)
Sodium
29mg
(1%)
Potassium
110mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
75IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.04mg
(0%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 203 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 203kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 29mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 110mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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