Sopapillas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 4 cups oil
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/2-1 teaspoon chili powder

Recipe

• 1 for sopapillas:.
• 2 mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• 3 cut in the butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
• 4 stir in the water until the dough is smooth.
• 5 let stand for 20 minutes.
• 6 roll out on a floured board to about 1/4 inch thick.
• 7 cut into squares.
• 8 heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees f.
• 9 add a few of the dough squares to the hot oil - do not over crowd.
• 10 fry until golden brown on both sides, pushing the dough under the oil occasionally.
• 11 drain on paper towels, then roll in cinnamon sugar mixture.
• 12 cinnamon sugar mixture:.
• 13 mix the ingredients and use to cover the hot sopapillas.