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Sopaipillas

Shawn Rudeen
(Becky) I submitted this recipe for Shawn. She sent it to us. It is one of the best Sopaipilla recipes I’ve tried.
Ingredients Instructions

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 package yeast
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup dry milk
  • 1/3 cup margarine melted
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon cornmeal
  • 5 cups flour

Instructions
 

  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water, blend in remaining ingredients except 3 cups of flour. Let rise 1 hour. Add remaining ingredients (flour). Knead into soft dough, cover and let rise until doubled in size. Punch down. Roll out to 1/8 inch thick, cut into squares or triangles. Fry in hot grease until browned lightly. Serve with butter and honey. You may store dough in a plastice bag in refrigerator a few days. Makes about 3 dozen.