Stuffed Sopapillas 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.

BEEF-STUFFED SOPAIPILLAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder. Stir in water milk and oil with a fork until a ball forms. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough gently for 2-3 minutes. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Divide into four portions; roll each into a 6-1/2-in. circle. , In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry circles, one at a time, for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels., In a large skillet, cook beef and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the salt, garlic powder and pepper. In a large saucepan, combine the soup, broth, chilies and onion powder; cook for 10 minutes or until heated through. , Cut a slit on one side of each sopaipilla; fill with 1/2 cup of meat mixture. Top with cheese. Serve with sauce.

SOPAPILLA

Steps:

• Serving suggestions: honey, or beans, taco meat and pork, or New Mexican chili and cheese
• Mix the flour, baking powder and salt very well. Then add in the shortening and mix until well combined. Add 1 1/2 to 2 cups water and knead until you have a nice dough.
• With a rolling pin, roll out the dough to a 1/4-inch to 1/3-inch thickness and cut 4 to 5-inch squares or triangles of dough.
• Heat the oil in a large pan to 375 degrees F.
• Put the dough squares into the oil and carefully splash the tops, which will make the squares puff up. Flip and do this on the other side, until golden brown, about 1 minute per side.
• Eat warm with honey or make a stuffed sopapilla with beans, taco meat or pork, or smother with New Mexico chili and cheese and enjoy.

STUFFED SOPAPILLAS

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, blend together the flour baking powder, and salt. With a pastry cutter cut in the lard or shortening. Add the milk all at once, and mix the dough quickly with a fork or by hand until the dough forms a mass.
• 2. Turn the dough onto a well-floured board and begin to knead the dough by folding it in half, pushing it down, and folding again. It should take about a dozen folds to form a soft dough that is no longer sticky.
• 3. Cover the dough with a towel or plastic wrap to let it rest for approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
• 4. Divide the dough in 1/2, keeping the 1/2 you are not working with covered with plastic wrap or a towel so it does not dry out.
• 5. Roll the dough half you have chosen on a floured board with gentle strokes. Roll the dough to 1/8-inch thickness. The more you work the dough, the tougher your sopapilla will turn out. However, to keep a sopapilla well puffed after cooking, you may want to work the dough a minute or so longer.
• 6. Cut into squares and fill dough with your choice of fillers. (Hambuger, grilled chicken, cheese, beans, black olives, mushrooms, jalapenos...for example)
• 7. Use fork to press edges together forming a "pillow". Brush the whole sopapilla with olive oil and bake @350-400 until the dough is full done. JUST A NOTE...IF YOU WANT THAT BUBBLED UP LIGHT DOUGH YOU HAVE TO FRY IT. THIS DOUGH IS FLAKY AND SORT OF LIKE A BISCUIT.
• 8. Serve with guacamole, salsa, green chili sauce, sour cream, lettuce, and/or tomatoes.

BEEF STUFFED SOPAIPILLAS

Steps:

• SOPAIPILLAS:.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder.
• Stir in water, milk and oil with a fork until a ball forms.
• Gently knead dough on a lightly floured surface for 2-3 minutes.
• Cover bowl and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Divide into four portions and roll each into a 6 1/2" circle.
• Fry each circle, one at a time in oil heated to 375 degrees for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• FILLING:.
• In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is brown and crumbly.
• Drain any oil.
• Stir in the salt, garlic powder and pepper.
• SAUCE:.
• In a separate saucepan, combine soup, broth, chilies and onion powder.
• Cook for 10 minutes or until heated through.
• ASSEMBLY:.
• Cut a slit in the side of each sopaipilla.
• Fill with 1/2 cup meat mixture.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Serve with sauce.

STUFFED SOPAPILLAS WITH CARNE ADOVADA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Add 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.
• In a slow cooker, season pork with salt and oregano. Pour in red chile and stir until coated.
• If possible, marinate for 12 - 24 hours.
• Cook on slow for 9 hours, until cooked through and fork-tender.
• On an oven-safe plate, split sopapilla in half. Spoon on a generous serving of carne adovada.
• Top carne adovada with 2 tablespoons of cheese. Top cheese with shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes.
• Fold over the top of the sopapilla to seal it. Spoon over a couple tablespoons of the red chile from the carne adovada. Top with cheese.
• Turn your oven on to broil, then place in oven for 1 - 2 minutes, until cheese is melted.
• Repeat for remaining sopapillas.

STUFFED SOPAPILLAS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast w/water and then combine all ingredients except flour.
• Add 2 c flour and mix, it will be soupy.
• Let this rise 1 hour.
• Then mix in 3 c flour till soft but not sticky dough.
• Let rise 1 hour.
• Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness (no thinner!) on lightly floured surface to prevent sticking.
• Cut into triangles or squares about 3 inch by 3 inch.
• Let rise approx 1/2 hour.
• Deep fry in hot oil (not too hot or the outside will be brown inside doughy) to golden brown on both sides.
• When you fry them you have to bump the sides of the dough against the deep fryer. This helps make the center puff up.
• Cut one side open and stuff with taco toppings (hamburger, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, etc.).
• Frost any left overs w/maple frosting or honey and butter for dessert.

STUFFED SOPAPILLAS

Steps:

• Mix the yeast and the warm water and allow the yeast to bloom for 10 minutes.
• Combine the flour and salt in a stand mixer.
• Add the butter and sugar to the yeast/water mixture and then add the entire mixture to the flour.
• Knead in the stand mixer using a dough hook for 2 minutes, or until the dough comes together and is elastic.
• Allow the dough to rise in the bowl of the stand mixer (covered) for one hour, or until it has doubled in bulk.
• After the dough has risen, punch it down and remove it from the bowl. Roll the dough out into a rectangle that is 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut the sopapillas into your desired shapes and sizes using a pizza cutter (I made triangles). You can vary your sizes, using large sopapillas for stuffed sopapillas and smaller for dessert sopapillas (I made 4 large and 8 small).
• Heat one inch of oil in a large skillet. Once hot, fry the sopapillas on both sides for one minute each.
• Remove the sopapillas to a plate lined with paper towels for draining.
• Once sopapillas have drained you can tear them open to reveal the inner "pocket" and stuff them with your desired filling.
• Other toppings can include: Shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, chopped onion, black olives, jalapeno slices, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa