Fried Sopapillas

Step 1

Add all the dry ingredients in a kitchen mixer and pulse.

Step 2

Then add the butter and run the kitchen mixer until you get a coarse dough.

Step 3

Now add the milk and water and run the kitchen mixer.

Step 4

In a matter of seconds, you get a soft dough.

Step 5

Take the dough out of the kitchen mixer.

Step 6

Knead by hand for a couple of seconds.

Step 7

Cut the dough in half and put half of the dough on a lightly floured board.

Step 8

Roll with a rolling pin into a circle.

Step 9

Cut the circle through the middle and then into 4 triangles.

Step 10

Repeat for the second piece of dough.

Step 11

You will yield 16 wedges.

Step 12

Preheat a big pot to 375℉ with vegetable oil, filled to about ⅓ of the pot.

Step 13

Fry 2-3 sopapillas at a time until golden brown for about 2-3 minutes.

Step 14

Turn the sopapilla and fry the other side.

Step 15

This will take about 1 minute.

Step 16

Take the sopapillas from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.

Step 17

Cool slightly while you combine the cinnamon and sugar.

Step 18

Sprinkle the sopapillas with the cinnamon sugar or drizzle with honey.