Buñelos are a popular snack throughout Latin America. While they can be eaten at anytime, Bolivian tradition sees them eaten on Christmas morning with syrup and hot chocolates. Here’s a recipe for these tasty treats.
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp yeast
- 1 tsp anise
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup of singani
- 5 cups plain flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Zest of 1/2 lime
- 1/2 cup syrup (to serve)
Method:
- Mix 1/3 cup of warm water and the yeast, letting stand for 15mins.
- Soak the anise in 1 cup of water and wait 1 minute.
- Slowly add in the flour, mixing constantly.
- Add the cinnamon, lime zest, eggs, pisco, salt and sugar, and stir.
- Add the yeast mix and stir in.
- Kneed into a (sticky) dough, adding a bit more flour if needed.
- Let the dough stand covered with a kitchen towel, until it doubles in size.
- On a floured surface, make golf-ball size balls of dough and press flat, making it very thin in the center and fatter on the outside. Poke several holes through the thin center.
- Fry in very hot oil, until golden brown.
- Serve with syrup.
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