Homemade Sopaipillas.

Ingredients (10 to 12)

• 4 cups sifted flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/3 cup warm water
• More vegetable oil for frying (at least 2 1/2 cups)

What to do: 

1. In the bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together.

 2.Create a small ditch in the center and pour in the vegetable oil. 

Whisk in the oil. ( It will incorporate unevenly into little clumps, this is okay.

3. Gently pour in the warm water and knead the dough until it is smooth. gently knead in the bowl until the dough sticks together. Place on a lightly floured surface and continue until the dough is smooth.

4. Divide the dough in half, and seal each half in a zipper lock bag or plastic wrap to rest the dough while you heat the oil for frying.

5. Heat frying oil in a stove oven, or in a heavy duty frying pan, to around 340 to 350 degrees. The oil should be at least 2 inches deep.

6. Remove one portion of dough and roll out on a clean, flourless surface. Roll the dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into squares approximately 4 X 4 for a nice restaurant look. (I personally don't mind frying up the extra triangles that are left.)

 7. Place a sheet of plastic wrap over the rolled out dough. It's very important the dough stay moist and not dry out, or it won't puff.

8. Gently place an individual square of dough into the hot oil. It should begin to puff up within about 5 seconds. I like to use a large spoon or tongs to carefully splash oil over the top, this really seems to help the sopaipilla puff. Once it's finished puffing up, fry until it reaches a light golden brown on both sides. Place in a large bowl lined with paper towels. Repeat with the remaining dough. Serve immediately with honey.