Hi all! Hope you all enjoyed your SuperBowl Sunday- or at least enjoyed spending time with friends and family, regardless of the outcome of the game! My husband and I invited my family over to watch the game together, and I decided to try out an old recipe that my Mom had from when we lived in Papua New Guinea: homemade sopapillas. Super simple and delicious! Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:

Tortillas:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp butter or margarine (keep it cold!)
• 2/3-3/4 cup cold water
• lots of vegetable oil for frying

Toppings:

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar mixed with 2 tsp cinnamon
• Honey
• Powdered sugar

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the butter using a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

Sprinkle in the water a little at a time, tossing with a fork until the dough is just moistened and still crumbly.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface (I kneaded it in the bowl a bit first so it made less of a mess).

Knead the dough until it’s smooth. You don’t want to feel lumps of butter or flour.

Form the dough into a ball and set it aside for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat 3 inches of oil over medium heat (I heated mine to about 300° before I started frying). Roll the dough out into a 1/4″ thick rectangle (or rectangle-ish thing) and cut it into 2″ squares.

Drop one square into the oil to test the temperature. The square should float to the top and the oil should start bubbling right away. When the oil is the right temperature, drop 5-6 squares into the oil and fry, gently turning them with a slotted spoon to brown evenly until they’re puffed and golden, about 2-4 minutes. Continue frying in small batches.

Drain the sopapillas on a paper towel to remove any excess oil.

While they’re still hot, dredge them in the cinnamon and sugar mixture, or top with honey, cinnamon and sugar,  and powdered sugar to taste.

Enjoy, everyone!