Buñuelos - Latin American Recipe

Buñuelos

🌍 Latin American, Colombia (Christmas tradition) Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 250g fresh cheese (quesito)
• 100g starch (almidón)
• 50g flour
• 1 egg
• ½ tsp baking powder
• pinch salt
• sugar to taste
• oil for frying

Method

1. Crumbling — Crumble cheese finely. Mix with starch, flour, egg, baking powder, salt.
2. Step 2 — Work with hands until smooth dough. Roll into small balls.
3. Frying — Fry in 170°C (340°F) oil — they should expand and puff.
4. Frying — Fry 5-6 min until golden and cooked through.
5. Draining — Drain. Serve warm (traditionally at Christmas).

Tags: fresh cheese, starch, flour, egg, baking powder · Source: Brittani's Almanac