Sopapillas
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup warm water
Hot oil for frying

Preparation

1 Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening. Add warm water. Knead until smooth. Divide in half. Cover and let stand in warm place 30 minutes or longer. Roll. Cut in squares. Fry in hot oil at 400 degrees until lightly brown on both sides. Squares should puff as they fry.

About


Serve with any Mexican dish or eat along with honey.