Authentic New Mexican Sopaipillas (Sopa-pee-ya

• Vegan

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 cups Flour

Found on goldilockskitchen.com

Description

Ingredients

• 4 cups sifted flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• More vegetable oil for frying (at least 2 1/2 cups)

Directions

• In the bowl of a stand mixer (or a regular mixing bowl if making by hand) whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Create a small depression in the center and pour in the 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Whisk in the oil. (I use the paddle attachment on my stand mixer.) It will incorporate unevenly into little clumps, this is okay.
• Gently pour in the warm water and knead the dough until it is smooth. It only takes one to two minutes using the dough hook in a stand mixer. If kneading by hand, gently knead in the bowl until the dough sticks together. Place on a lightly floured surface and continue until the dough is smooth.
• Divide the dough in half, and seal each half in a zipper lock bag to rest the dough while you heat the oil for frying.
• Heat frying oil in a stove top dutch oven, or in a heavy duty frying pan, to around 340 to 350 degrees. The oil should be at least 2 inches deep.
• Remove one portion of dough and roll out on a clean, flourless surface. Roll the dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into squares approximately 4 X 4 for a nice restaurant look. (I personally dont mind frying up the extra triangles that are left.) Place a sheet of plastic wrap over the rolled out dough. Its very important the dough stay moist and not dry out, or it wont puff.
• Gently place an individual square of dough into the hot oil. It should begin to puff up within about 5 seconds. I like to use a large spoon or tongs to carefully splash oil over the top, this really seems to help the sopaipilla puff. Once its finished puffing up, fry until it reaches a light golden brown on both sides. Place in a large bowl lined with paper towels. Repeat with the remaining dough. Serve immediately with honey.