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Amish Friendship Bread Mexican Buñuelos
This recipe makes thin and crispy Amish Friendship Bread Mexican Buñuelos, a perfect afternoon snack. Drizzle with honey butter, and enjoy!
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
10
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Mexican
Servings:
12
Buñuelos
Author:
Friendship Bread Kitchen + Joleen Waltman
Ingredients
1½
cups
Amish Friendship Bread Starter
1½
cups
flour
¼
cup
sugar
rapadura or honey
1½
teaspoons
baking powder
¾
teaspoon
salt
2
heaping tablespoons lard or shortening
1
cup
oil for frying
½ inch thick in skillet
Honey Butter Topping
⅓
cup
powdered sugar
2
tablespoons
cinnamon
⅓
cup
honey
2
tablespoons
butter
melted
US Customary
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Metric
Instructions
Pour ½ inch of oil in skillet.
Heat on medium-low heat.
In a bowl, mix together dry ingredients, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or a fork.
Add starter into bowl and mix together until a ball is formed.
Add in sugar, rapadura or honey.
For the topping, mix together cinnamon and powdered sugar or honey and melted butter.
Divide a golf-ball sized piece of dough and roll out on a floured surface with a rolling pin as thin as you can or about 1/16 inch thick.
When oil is hot, add in flatten dough.
Fry for about 20-45 seconds or until a light golden-brown.
Flip over carefully and cook another 20 to 45 seconds.
Remove from oil and place on a serving plate.
Combine ingredients for the honey butter topping.
Sprinkle Buñuelos with cinnamon sugar mixture or drizzle with honey butter.
Serve warm.
ENJOY!