Taqueria Azteca Bunuelos
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon orange liqueur
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon cold margarine or solid vegetable shortening
- Oil for frying
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- In small saucepan, boil water and liqueur 3 minutes and set aside.
- Place flour in large bowl and make well in center. Add sugar, egg and margarine.
With fingertips, mix together until texture resembles coarse meal. Add water-liqueur
mixture by tablespoons as needed, mixing and kneading with hands until dough is
pliable. Lightly grease glass bowl, add dough and let rest 20 minutes. Dough will
rise slightly.
- Divide dough into 12 balls, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Flour working surface
and roll balls into 2-inch diameter circles. With fingers, stretch dough until almost
transparent, without breaking it, until about 5 inches in diameter.
- Meanwhile, heat 1/2 inch of oil in large skillet. When very hot, add 1 bunuelo.
After 15 to 20 seconds, flip over. With spoon, baste top surface with grease so
it browns until lightly golden and puffed, about 30 seconds. Transfer to plate covered
with paper towel to absorb excess oil.
- Make mixture of sugar and cinnamon in large bowl or on plate. Roll bunuelos in
sugar-cinnamon mixture and dust with powdered sugar.
Yield: 12 bunuelos
Source: Frank Sanchez, Taqueria Azteca, Milwaukee, Wisconsin