Pepita Aris

Buñuelos

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    four

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Recipes from My Spanish Grandmother: The Real Taste of Spain in 150 Traditional Dishes
Recipes from My Spanish Grandmother

By Pepita Aris

Published 2013

  • About

The name of these cheese puffs literally means puffball. In Spain, they are usually deep-fried but baking is easier and gives wonderful results. The dough is made in the same way as French choux pastry, and the buñuelos should be eaten within a two hours of baking.

Ingredients

  • 50 g/2 oz/¼ cup butter, diced
  • 1.5

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7. Place butter and the salt in a pan, then add the water. Bring the liquid to the boil. Meanwhile, sift the flour on to a sheet of baking parchment or greaseproof (waxed) paper.
  2. Working quickly, tip the flour into t

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