Cheese fritters

Name: Cheese fritters (Buñuelos)
Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients: 150 g/5 oz queso blanco (white farmer’s cheese); 150 g/5 oz queso blanco (white farmer’s cheese); 45 ml/3 tbsp tapioca flour; 30 ml/2 tbsp pre-cooked white cornmeal; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp sugar; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt (less if the cheese is very salty); 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt (less if the cheese is very salty); 1 small egg, beaten; 1 litre/1¾ pints/4 cups oil, for frying

Buñuelos

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Colombia and Venezuela

By Patricia McCausland-Gallo

Published 2015

About

Traditionally eaten at Christmas, buñuelos are the kind of food you’d find in a home where grandma still does the cooking. They are also sold on the streets, in schools, breakfast kiosks, restaurants and bakeries, to eat with hot chocolate or cold drinks.

Ingredients

150 g/5 oz queso blanco (white farmer’s cheese)
45 ml/

Americas
Venezuela
Colombia
Breakfast
Snack
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
South America
Christmas

Method

Place the cheese in a food processor and process for about 30 seconds, until finely shredded. Add the tapioca flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt to the cheese and mix.
With the motor running, drop the egg into the processor and continue mixing for 1