Bunuelos

These are quick to make and a good snack on a cool evening when you want to heat up the kitchen a bit.

Bunuelos (makes about 6 dozen)

4 c. flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. milk
4 T. butter
oil (for frying)
cinnamon-sugar mixture OR glaze recipe at bottom

In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
In smaller bowl, beat eggs and milk.
Add this gradually, beating, to flour mixture.
Add a half a stick melted butter, beat.

Place dough on floured surface and knead til silky and elastic.
Roll into balls or ropes, and flatten with the palm of your hand.
Poke a little hole through the center with something the size of a pencil.

Fry in hot oil, (370º), til golden and puffed. Watch the temp of your oil.
These can burn easily.
Drain on paper towels (use crumbled paper bags or newspaper, why waste good paper towels?

While still warm place in bowl and spoon cinnamon-sugar mixture over top.
Or fill a zip-top bag with c/s mixture & toss bunuelos but be careful, they can be fragile.

IF YOU'RE USING GLAZE:
This is enough for about 20 Bunuelos: Adjust to your needs.

Place 1/2 c. each sugar, light brown sugar (firmly packed) & water in skillet.
Add 1 T. butter/oleo, 1 t. cinnamon & 1 T. dark corn syrup.
Heat, stirring, till sugar melts, then boil rapidly 1-2 mins or til two drops of syrup run together off spoon.
The glaze will still be a thin syrup

Remove from heat and let cool a minute or so

Place Buneulos in the pan one at a time and spoon syrup to coat. Drain on rack about 30 minutes. The coating will be kind of tacky but not drippy.

Enjoy!