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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 18 |
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I found this recipe in a Mexican cookbook & it has become a favorite treat. These tasty little doughnut type sweets are delicious served with the syrup or alone Ingredients:
bunuelos |
2 cups all- purpose flour |
1 tsp baking powder |
1/2 tsp salt |
1 tblsp granulated sugar |
1 large egg - beaten |
1/2 cup milk |
2 tblsp butter - melted |
oil for frying |
granulated sugar for dusting |
syrup |
1 1/3 cups light brown sugar |
3 cups water |
1 inch piece cinnamon stick |
1 clove |
Directions:
1. Make syrup first.
2. Syrup:-
3. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan
4. Heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved
5. Simmer until the mixture has reduced to a light syrup
6. Remove & discard the spices
7. Keep warm while you make the bunuelos or make ahead & warm when bunuelos are ready
8. Bunuelos:-
9. Sift the flour, salt & baking powder into a bowl
10. Stir in the sugar
11. In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs & the milk together until well blended
12. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients
13. Beat in the melted butter to make a soft dough
14. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board & knead it until it is smooth & elastic
15. Divide the dough into 18 equal pieces
16. Shape into balls & with your hands, flatten into discs about 3/4 inches thick
17. Use the floured handle of a wooden spoon to poke a hole in the center of each bunuelo
18. Pour oil into a deep frying pan or use a deep fryer & heat to 375 degrees
19. Fry the bunuelos in batches, taking care not to overcrowd the pan, until they are puffy & golden brown on both sides
20. Lift out with a slotted spoon & drain on paper towels
21. Dust the warm bunuelos with sugar & serve with the syrup
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