Zane and GeorgiaLast month during an evening of the best tacos with the best people dinner the topic of sopapillas came up. Now most folks from around here have no idea what they are. After talking about it for a good 15 minutes we decided to make our next gathering all about the sopapillas. By we, I mean my nephew Zane and myself. And so the Sopapilla showdown went down.. Zane and I both made a batch. Made sure we had a full bottle of honey (if you eat them any other way, you're doing it wrong) The judge was Randy. (The hubs) What was he looking for in the perfect sopapilla? Flavor (of course) Color (the perfect golden brown) Poofiness (the more poof the better) The sopapilla that won? Zane's! Where mine had the correct poofiness and were a lovely golden brown. Zane's killed it on flavor and were a beautiful dark golden brown. The difference in recipes (I don't have Zane's, but he told me what he used) Mine was pretty basic. Flour, baking powder, shortening, salt and water. Zane's didn't use the shortening, but had milk and honey in them. The secret to the perfect poof.. The thinner you roll them out the better.. No seriously.. If you think it's thin enough. Roll it some more. In all fairness the real winner is me. Spending time with some of my favorite people is always the best. Click the link below for more info on sopapillas New Mexico Culture NikitaI tried a new cinnamon roll recipe with raisins (and of course butter cause it's Paula Deen.) What's nice about this recipe is that you can whip up the dough and rolls the night before, then pop them in the oven when you wake up. The only resting I allowed after being taken out of the fridge was while the oven was preheating - 5 mins max. They were fluffy and buttery. The icing recipe did include more butter, but Matt said NO MORE BUTTER. LOL! So I just made a simple glaze with powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. The raisins were a match made in heaven. Soft and plump, and I didn't even soak them. Now I'm thinking of revisiting the Orange Rolls I made in Sofia but add some cranberries! Hmmmmm...... Thankfully Nikita took care of the baking for our Sunday..
Until next time, Georgia, Zane and Nikita |
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