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New Mexico sopaipillas
Puffed fried pillows of dough with honey
In New Mexico sopaipillas arrive in a basket with every plate of enchiladas or carne adovada, from Albuquerque diners to Santa Fe cafés, along with a squeeze bottle of honey. Small squares of dough puff up into hollow pillows in hot oil; you tear off a corner and drizzle honey inside to cool the heat of the red or green chile. They are a different thing from Chile's pumpkin sopaipillas. Chef's tip: roll the dough evenly to 3 mm and spoon hot oil over the tops as they fry; that is what makes them balloon.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Mix the 9 oz plain flour, 2 tsp baking powder and ¾ tsp salt and rub in the ⅔ oz vegetable shortening or butter. Stir in the ¾ cup warm water to a soft dough and knead 2 minutes until smooth.
6 minStep 2: Cover and rest for 20 minutes so it rolls easily.
20 minStep 3: Heat the 4 ¼ cups vegetable oil in a deep pan to 375°F. Roll the dough out to 3 mm and cut into 8 cm squares or triangles.
8 minStep 4: Fry 2 or 3 at a time, spooning hot oil over the top; they should puff within seconds. Turn once and fry until pale golden, about 1 minute in total. A common mistake is thick dough, which stays flat and bready.
12 minStep 5: Drain on kitchen paper and serve hot with 6 tbsp honey for drizzling into the pockets.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 240 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 36 g
- Fat
- 9 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does new Mexico sopaipillas take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of baking powder?
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda + ½ tsp cream of tartar per 1 tsp.
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