Sopaipillas

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon shortening, lard or 1 tablespoon butter
• warm water
• oil (for deep frying)
• honey or sugar, and butter for topping

Recipe

• 1 mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.
• 2 cut in the lard/butter/shortening until its small and crumbly like a pie crust.
• 3 add just enough water to make a dough.
• 4 let stand 30 minutes.
• 5 roll out dough thin and cut in small triangles.
• 6 place in hot oil flipping them over when one side is brown.
• 7 drain on paper towel.
• 8 serve warm with honey, butter and sugar.