Name: Fritters (Buñuelos)
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: ¼ cup whole milk; 1 teaspoon cinnamon, for coating; 4 cups vegetable oil, for frying; 3 tablespoons lard or solid vegetable shortening; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup honey, to drizzle or dip; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 large eggs, beaten; 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, to drizzle; 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted; 2 tablespoons sugar, plus ½ cup sugar for coating; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food

By Ivy Stark

Published 2013

About

Puffed, crispy, golden fritters are a staple at Christmastime and at every carnival throughout Mexico. Our version, drizzled with vanilla-infused honey and cinnamon sugar, is always a popular sweet.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 tablespoons sugar, plus ½ cup

Americas
Mexico
Dessert
Central America
Vegetarian

Method

In a bowl, sift together the flour, 2 tablespoons of sugar, salt, and baking powder. In the center of the bowl, add the eggs, milk, shortening, and butter and mix to form a ball.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead until smooth, adding more flour or milk by the tablespoon, as needed. Cut the dough into four equal pieces, cover each with pl

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