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Becca wrote:
> Photographs are on Facebook.
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> Sopapillas
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> 4 cups flour
> 2 tsp baking powder
> 4 Tablespoons butter
> 1 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups water
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> Add the first 4 ingredients to a large bowl and work in the butter until
> it gets like cornmeal. Add 1 1/2 cups water and mix until it turns into
> a batter. Leave dough in a ball, cover the bowl with a damp towel and
> wait for 30 minutes. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to about
> 1/8" inch thick and cut into large squares. Fry in hot oil at 375
> degrees.
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We spelled them sopaipillas when I was young, but either way, yum. I
especially used to like them either with plain pinto beans inside, or
just drizzled with honey. Yumma.

Serene

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