Sopaipillas

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup warm water (105 -115 degrees)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/4 cups scalded milk, cooled
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 4 cups flour
• shortening

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in water and add to milk.
• 2 combine dry ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl and cut in tablespoons shortening.
• 3 make a well in center of dry ingredients. add liquid to dry ingredients and work into a dough.
• 4 knead dough for 10 minutes, or until smooth; cover, and set aside.
• 5 heat 2 inches of shortening in a heavy pan at medium-high heat.
• 6 roll dough to a 1/8 ingh thickness on a lightly floured board.
• 7 cut dough into 4-inch squares and fry until golden on both sides, turning.
• 8 once. (if the shortening is sufficiently hot, the sopaipillas will puff and become hollow shortly after being placed in the shortening.)
• 9 drain sopaipillas on absorbent towels.
• 10 serve with honey or stuffed.