Bunuelos Recipe

4      Reviews by:    Helen Mullikin   Bunuelos Recipe yields buneulos which are small, round, puffy pillows of sweet dough made with butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract and sprinkled with Cinnamon Sugar. Food Category:    Bread Cuisine Origin:    Mexican    Servings:16 Nutrition facts:122 calories4.4 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   15 Minutes Cook Time:   6 Minutes Total Time:   21 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• Oil for frying
• For Cinnamon Sugar:
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

• In medium bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until blended. Add eggs and beat well. Stir in vanilla. Stir and toss 1 cup of the flour with baking powder and salt. Add to first mixture and mix until blended. Beat in milk.
• Add the remaining flour and mix to make a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface and knead a minute or two, until dough is perfectly smooth, kneading in a little more flour if necessary to keep it from being too sticky.
• Roll dough until it is about 1/4 inch thick, flouring it lightly if it sticks. Cut into 3-inch rounds. In a frying kettle, heat about 2 inches of oil to 360° F.
• Fry about 6 bunuelos at a time, turning them often, for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, until they look like puffy, golden pillows. Drain on paper towels and toss in Cinnamon Sugar while still warm.
• FOR JELLY BUNUELOS: Fill a pastry bag, fitted with a round tip, with about 2 cups jelly or thick jam. After buniielos have cooled, use a knife point to make a small slit in the side of each bufiuelo. Insert tip of bag and pipe in a generous tablespoon of jam or jelly.

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