Pizza Dough Sopaipilla Food

SOPAPILLAS

Steps:

• Sift the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Add the shortening and water, work them in with your hands to make a soft, pliable dough. Add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if the dough feels too dry. Gather the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Put the dough in the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour so it will firm up a bit and be easier to roll and cut. (Dough can be prepared 1 day ahead, refrigerated.)
• Unwrap the ball of dough and put on a lightly floured surface, cut in half. With a floured rolling pin, roll each piece of dough into a circle, about 1/4-inch thickness. Using a paring knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into triangles as you would a pizza. You should end up with 6 or 8 triangles per circle.
• Heat 2-inches of oil to 375 degrees F in a heavy skillet or deep pot over medium-high heat.
• Fry a few of the sopapillas at a time, keeping an eye on maintaining the oil temperature. As the sopapillas puff up and rise to the surface, flip them over with a slotted spoon, skimmer, or chopsticks; about 2 minutes on each side. Carefully remove the sopapillas from the oil and drain on several layers of paper towels or a brown paper bag. Cool slightly. Serve hot with honey or cinnamon sugar.

PIZZA DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine the bread flour, sugar, yeast and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and combine. While the mixer is running, add the water and 2 tablespoons of the oil and beat until the dough forms into a ball. If the dough is sticky, add additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together in a solid ball. If the dough is too dry, add additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball.
• Grease a large bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let it double in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.

SOPAPILLAS

Steps:

• For the sopapillas: Heat the milk and sugar in a small saucepan over low heat until the sugar melts and the milk is warm to the touch.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, add the flour, lard, baking powder and salt. Mix for 1 minute to incorporate the lard. With the machine running on medium, drizzle the warm milk mixture into the mixing bowl. Mix until a ball of dough forms. Cover with plastic wrap and chill the dough for at least 1 hour.
• When ready, heat 2 inches of vegetable oil to 385 degrees F in a Dutch oven. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
• For the topping: Mix together the sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Dust your work surface with all-purpose flour and roll the dough out to a 6-by-12-inch rectangle. It should be about 1/8 inch thick. Cut the dough into 2-inch squares and fry in batches of 6 until golden brown, about 1 1/2 minutes per side.
• Using a spider, remove the hot sopapillas from the oil to the paper towel-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the sopapillas and toss to coat. Transfer to a serving platter and drizzle with honey. Serve warm.

HOW TO MAKE SOPAPILLAS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Ad melted butter and water then mix the dough until it is smooth.
• Return dough to the bowl and cover with a towel for 20 minutes.
• Turn dough out onto a clean surface and use a rolling pin (or sturdy cup) to roll into 1/4" thickness. Use a knife or pizza roller to cut into 3" squares.
• Heat 4" of oil in a sturdy pot over medium-high heat, until temperature reaches 375 degrees. Add sopapillas, one at a time, and fry until puffy and golden brown, about 15 seconds per side.
• Remove from pot and transfer to a paper-towel lined bowl.

REAL SOPAPILLAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt and shortening. Stir in water; mix until dough is smooth. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes.
• Roll out on floured board until 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into 3 inch squares. Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.

SOPAIPILLAS

Steps:

• In a lrg mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt & sugar. Stir till blended.
• Stir in oil, cream & water. Knead to make a soft dough.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly. Dough will be sticky. Cover w/dish cloth & let rest for 30 minutes.
• Heat about 3 in of oil in a heavy saucepan or deep fryer to 375°.
• Roll dough into a rectangle about 12x9 in & 1/8-in thick. Cut into 3-in squares.
• Carefully add squares to the hot oil, 2-3 at a time. Use a fork to press down into the oil so they will puff. Fry till golden brown (turning once) & drain well.

SOPAIPILLA / SOPAPILLA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• With one (1) can of crescent rolls, line the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan sprayed with Pam.
• Stretch dough and pinch holes closed to form a crust.
• Blend together, with mixer, softened cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoons vanilla.
• Spread cheese mixture evenly over the dough but not too close to the edges.
• Stretch the second can of crescent rolls over the cream cheese mixture to form a top crust.
• Melt oleo, blending in 1 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoons vanilla.
• Pour evenly over the crust and sprinkle generously with cinnamon.
• Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes until bubbling and bottom crust is slightly browned.
• Let cool and refrigerate before cutting into squares.

STUFFED SOPAIPILLAS

Steps:

• Mix sopaipilla mix, oil and water together to make a smooth dough; Let stand for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a non-stick skillet, warm the beans and 1 ½ cups of Green Chile Sauce over medium heat for approximately 20 minutes or until excess moisture evaporates.
• Stir in salt and garlic. Continue cooking for 5 minutes, mashing beans.
• Roll out sopaipilla dough. Cut into 8 squares. Heat shortening over medium heat. Place a square of dough one at a time in hot oil.
• Fry until golden brown on each side.
• Split two seams of each sopaipilla with a paring knife; Stuff with bean mixture.
• Garnish with remainder of heated green chile sauce, tomato and cheese.
• Enjoy! ;).

PIZZA DOUGH SOPAIPILLA

Steps:

• Heat oil on stove till temp reaches 350.
• Roll out pizza dough on counter with rolling pin till about 1/8 inch thick.
• Use a pizza cutter to cut into small triangles, about the size of a tortilla chip.
• Mix sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl.
• Deep fry triangles in batches. Don't turn your back because these puppies fry up quick.
• Drain on paper towels and throw in the bowl of sugar, shaking back and forth to coat evenly.