Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
Your first sweet kiss thrilled me so.
Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
I’ll never ever let you go.
And if you wanted a love to last forever
Darlin’ I would send my love your way.
And my love’d not only last forever,
But forever and a day. ~ The Searchers
In celebration of the feast day of our beloved patron saint, San Pasqual, on May 17th, I made sopaipillas. Sopaipillas are a traditional dessert of fried dough found New Mexico. I first tasted them at a little Greek restaurant in downtown Santa Fe. These little treats were on every menu at all the restaurants we visited, and many times they were complementary. The little soft pillows of dough are drizzled with honey and served warm. Sopaipillas will make happy the heart of your true love and your children. Made with the simplest of ingredients, they come together with ease. It’s thrilling to see them puff up and soon as they hit the hot oil. This recipe is from the Santa Fe: School of Cooking Cookbook. I hope you give these a try and spread the love!
Ingredients (Serves 4)
1 cup all purpose flour
½ tsp salt
¾ tsp baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp shortening or butter
½ cup milk
Oil for frying
Instructions
Combine flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl.
Cut in shortening until mixture looks like coarse meal.
Stir in the milk with a fork until it comes together in a moist dough.
Form into a ball and knead several times.
Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
Roll out the dough to an 1/8” thickness.
Cut into squares or triangles.
Heat oil to 375º in a deep pan. Fry the dough ( 2 or 3 at a time at the most) turning often until golden. This should take place very quickly, about 30 seconds. Drain on paper towels.
Drizzle with honey and serve immediately.
¡Enjoy!
Sopaipillas
Ingredients
- 1 cup All-purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- ¾ teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Shortening or Butter
- ½ cups Milk
- Vegetable Oil Enough For 1-2 Inches In Your Frying Pan
- Honey For Serving
Instructions
- Combine flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl.
- Cut in shortening until mixture looks like coarse meal.
- Stir in the milk with a fork until it comes together in a moist dough.
- Form into a ball and knead several times. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into an 1/8” thickness.
- Cut into (handheld size) squares or triangles. (I used a pizza cutter for cutting the dough.)
- Heat oil to 375ºF in a deep pan.
- Fry the dough (2 or 3 at a time, at the most) turning often until golden on all sides.
- This should take place very quickly, about 30 seconds.
- Remove the cooked sopaipillas from the oil using a spatula and drain on paper towels. Repeat frying the rest.
- Drizzle with honey and serve immediately.
I love food! I read cookbooks like they were novels. I get giddy in a farmer’s market. I find a chicken in a pot surrounded by carrots, onion, and celery a thing of beauty. My favorite sound is Mmmmmmmm!
these look so delicious. i love the name of your blog.