Sopapillas Recipe
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Sopapillas Recipe
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Sopapillas fried to pillowy and puffed perfection are the best Tex-Mex treat! They’re topped with cinnamon sugar and drizzled with honey.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil, plus more for frying (canola, vegetable, or corn)
- ¾ cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, for topping
- honey, for topping
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Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir with a fork to combine.
- Add the oil and water and stir to combine until a dough forms.
- Transfer the dough onto a well-floured work surface and knead for about 5 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic. If the dough becomes too sticky to work with during the kneading process, add in a little more flour. The final dough should be tacky, but not so much that it completely sticks to your fingers and hands.
- Roll the dough into a ball, cover it with a clean kitchen towel, and let it rest for 20 minutes.
- While the dough is resting, line a baking sheet with paper towels and heat the frying oil in a medium pot or Dutch oven to 375°F.
- Prepare the cinnamon sugar topping by mixing the remaining 1 cup of granulated sugar and cinnamon into a shallow dish or plate until fully combined. Set aside.
- Once fully rested, cut the dough ball in half. Roll out each half into a square about ¼ -inch thick, then cut the dough into 9 pieces (I used a pizza cutter for this). Each piece should roughly be a 3-inch square. You should have 18 pieces in total. (Some pieces may be rectangular or triangular in shape - that's okay.)
- Working in batches, carefully add 2 sopapilla squares into the hot oil. Using a metal slotted spoon, lightly push down each square so that it is fully submerged in the oil. The dough will immediately begin to puff up quickly and should have a big air pocket in the middle.
- Once the air pocket has formed, remove the slotted spoon and let the dough fry like normal. Flip the sopapillas over after 45 seconds, and let the other side fry.
- When golden brown, remove the sopapillas with a spider strainer and allow any excess oil to drain and drip back into the frying pot. Transfer the sopapillas onto the plate with cinnamon sugar topping and roll until both sides are evenly coated. Set the coated sopapillas aside on the prepared baking sheet. Continue frying and topping the remaining sopapilla squares.
- When ready to serve, drizzle sopapillas with honey.
Notes
- Switch up the toppings. You can top your sopapillas with powdered sugar or leave them plain and drizzle only with honey.
- Make it sweeter. You can add more sweetness to the sopapillas by adding 1-2 tablespoons of honey or agave to the sopapilla dough.
- Cut into different shapes. Cut the sopapilla dough into small squares to make sopapilla bites. You can also cut them in any shape you prefer.
- Use whole wheat flour. You can use whole wheat flour, just note you will have to knead the dough longer.
- For a creamier sopapilla, you can use equal parts milk or milk alternatives.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1sopapilla
Calories
99kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Sodium
89mg
(4%)
Potassium
16mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
0.3IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.004mg
(0%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18sopapillas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 99 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1sopapilla | |
| Calories | 99kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Sodium | 89mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 0.3IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.004mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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