Buñuelos

This Buñuelos recipe is a popular recipe in Mexican cuisine. They are very similar to doughnuts. Buñuelos are usually served with some type of sauce so I chose chocolate. You could also try to make a fruity sauce or a traditional sauce to go with these is syrup.

Recipe Ingredients

8oz Plain Flour
1/2tsp Salt
1tsp Baking Powder
2tbsp Vanilla Caster Sugar
1 Large Egg
4fl oz Milk
1oz Unsalted Butter

(Sugar for dusting)

Recipe Method

1. Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl.
2. Stir in the sugar.
3. In a separate bowl whisk the egg and milk together.
4. Gradually stir in the dry mixture.
5. Beat in the melted butter and form a dough.
6. On a floured board need the dough for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
7. Make 16 dough balls and slightly flatten.
8. Use a wooden spoon handle dipped in flour to make holes in the middle.
9. Put oil in a frying pan to a depth of 2 inches and heat until a piece of bread will go brown in 30 seconds.
10. Cook the Buñuelos in batches until puffy and golden brown.
11. Drain on kitchen paper and dust with sugar.

Ingredients (for sauce)

1/4pt Single Cream
6oz Plain Chocolate

Method (for sauce)

1. Pour the cream into a saucepan.
2. Break in the chocolate.
3. Heat gently until all the chocolate is melted into the cream.