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Homemade Sopapilla Recipe
This easy-to-make homemade sopapilla recipe is fried to perfection and topped off with a dusting of sugar, cinnamon, and warm honey.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
45 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 428 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ cup fat
- 1 whisked large egg
- 1 1/3 cup warm milk
- oil for frying
- cinnamon powdered sugar, and honey for garnish
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder until combined.
- Next add in the fat and use your fingers to break so that it is completely incorporated into the flour.
- Make a well and add the whisked egg to it and then slowly start to mix in the flour using your clean hands.
- Add some a 1/3 cup of the milk at a time while mixing the dough together until it’s combined, and all the milk has been added.
- Knead the dough for 5 to 7 minutes on a clean surface and then cover with a towel and let rest for 45 minutes.
- Take a small amount of dough, about a golf ball size, and roll it out until it is about 6” in diameter and a ¼ thick.
- Fry the dough in oil at 350° for 2 minutes per side or until browned and fluffy. Repeat the process until the dough has been used and fried. See additional Chef Notes on frying procedures.
- Serve the sopapilla by dusting it with cinnamon, powdered sugar, and warm honey. See chef notes on other options.
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Notes
- Make-Ahead: These are meant to be eaten within minutes of making them.
- How to Store: Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Be sure that they do not have any cinnamon, sugar, honey, or other sauces on them before storing. These do not freeze all that well, so I do not recommend doing so.
- How to Reheat: Add the desired number of sopapillas to a cookie sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake at 350° for 4-6 minutes or until hot and crispy. You can also simply heat it in the microwave.
- As soon as you add the dough to the fryer oil immediately start spooning the hot oil on top of the unfried part of the dough to help it puff up and brown.
- Feel free to decorate these sopapillas by serving them with chocolate sauce, caramel, ice cream, or whipped cream.
Nutrition Information
Calories
428kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
67g
(22%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
39mg
(13%)
Sodium
229mg
(10%)
Potassium
322mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
129IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
141mg
(14%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 428
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 428kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 39mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 229mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 322mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 129IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 141mg | 14% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.