Fried Bread (Bunuelo) Recipe

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Fried Bread (Bunuelo)
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups warm water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 cups flour , about
  • 1 cup honey or 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions:

  1. Put 1/4 of a cup of warm water and sugar in a bowl.
  2. Mix until the sugar dissolves and add the yeast.
  3. Let it soak for about 5 minutes after which you can add the rest of the water, salt, and eggs.
  4. Stir the mixture until it is foamy.
  5. Add the flour little by little, stirring by hand until you have a mixture that is more watery than dry.
  6. Let the dough rise to twice the size.
  7. When the dough looks like it is about to sink in the middle it is time to fry them.
  8. Heat oil in skillet, about 1/2 inch deep.
  9. Start getting the dough from the edges and move in towards the middle.
  10. Don't get the dough from various parts of the bowl, move through the dough in an orderly fashion.
  11. Use about 1 T dough for each bunuelo.
  12. Wet your fingertips with warm salt water and pick up the dough with your fingertips.
  13. Stretch the dough carefully to make a thin donut shape.
  14. Put it in the boiling oil and let it brown.
  15. Flip it over with a stick until it is spongy and brown.
  16. Take out bunuelo and put it on a strainer. and then on a paper towel.
  17. They are delicious hot and can be covered with honey or powdered sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1373.68 Kcal (5751 kJ)
Calories from fat 896.12 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 99.57g 153%
Cholesterol 81.84mg 27%
Sodium 1994.41mg 83%
Potassium 227.84mg 5%
Total Carbs 112.73g 38%
Sugars 36.71g 147%
Dietary Fiber 9.09g 36%
Protein 13.52g 27%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Iron 5.2mg 29%
Calcium 243.1mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 416.99 Kcal (1746 kJ)
Calories from fat 272.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.23g 153%
Cholesterol 24.84mg 27%
Sodium 605.42mg 83%
Potassium 69.16mg 5%
Total Carbs 34.22g 38%
Sugars 11.14g 147%
Dietary Fiber 2.76g 36%
Protein 4.11g 27%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Iron 1.6mg 29%
Calcium 73.8mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 35
    Points
  • 38
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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