How to Make Sopapillas

I made these awesome sopapillas today. It was super easy and the ingredients are the usual ingredients you have around the house anyway...at least in my case. Here is the recipe below! Try them out for yourself. I love to put honey and cinnamon sugar on mine. If you tear off bigger pieces of dough and stretch it out and flatten it they make scones and you can put jelly or your favorite topping on it for breakfast:)

Sopapillas

1 env. active dry yeast                                                    1Tbsp. melted butter, cooled

1 tsp. sugar                                                                      1 tsp. Salt

1/2 C. very warm water                                                  1 egg

3 C. Flour                                                                       Oil for frying

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. In a separate bowl, mix flour, butter, salt, and egg. Pour flour mixture into yeast mixture. Add enough water to create a consistency like bread dough (I used a little less than 1 C.). Knead for 15 minutes. Cover with a towel or plastic wrap. Place in a warm, draft0free area, and let rise for 30 minutes or until doubled in size. Punch down dough. Divide dough in half, since it is easier to work with half at a time. On a lightly floured surface, roll each half of the dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut into 2-inch squares (if you dont have a dough cutter, a pizza cutter works great). Heat oil to 375. Stretch squares gently and drop into hot oil. Hold down in oil until dough begins to puff, then turn squares over. Fry only 3-4 sopapillas at a time, turning often until golden. Drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with butter and lots of honey, and/or cinnamon sugar. Makes 3 dozen.