This Easy Sopapilla Recipe makes it easy to make this fried puff pastry popular in Mexican restaurants. They’re especially delicious with honey! Our kids just love them and they’re always a special treat!
Sopapillas are a beloved treat in many Latin American countries, particularly in Mexico and the southwestern United States. These light, golden pillows of fried dough are typically enjoyed drizzled with honey and cinnamon, dusted with powdered sugar, or even filled with savory ingredients. Whether served as a dessert or a snack, sopapillas are a delicious way to end a meal or satisfy a sweet craving. This recipe will guide you through making traditional sopapillas that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
This recipe makes a lot of dough. You can save some of the sopapilla dough in the refrigerator and use the dough for another night of sopapillas. In our family, we usually get 2-3 nights out of 1 batch of sopapillas.
As you follow the sopapilla recipe, be sure to roll them thin enough. If the first one or 2 don’t puff very much when you put them in the oil, you probably need to roll them thinner.
Easy Sopapilla Recipe
This easy sopapilla recipe makes a delightful treat with a crispy golden exterior and a soft, airy interior that practically melts in your mouth. These traditional Mexican fried pastries puff up beautifully as they cook, creating a light and fluffy texture that’s perfect for drizzling with honey or dusting with cinnamon sugar. Whether served as a sweet snack or a dessert, sopapillas are irresistibly delicious and easy to enjoy with every bite!
Ingredients
1 pkg. or 1 Tbsp. yeast
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups milk
3 Tbsp. shortening, melted
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
5 cups all-purpose flour
oil for frying
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
honey
Instructions
- Mix first 7 ingredients.
- Knead, about 10 times, until smooth.
- Cover with a dish towel and let rise 1 hour.
- Roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness.
- Cut into squares or triangles.
- Fry one at a time in hot oil (385° to 400°), turning once until brown.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Mix 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 tsp. cinnamon in a bowl.
- Roll sopapillas in cinnamon and sugar.
- Serve with honey.
Make sure your oil is hot enough and the dough is 1/8 inch thick or your sopapillas won’t puff. Makes about 20.
Notes
These homemade sopapillas should puff up when they are frying in the oil. If your sopapillas seem to be turning out too flat and thick, you need to roll them thinner.
This Easy Sopapilla Recipe is from Volume 1 of our cookbook:
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