Nikas Culinaria

(Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with hot chocolate
© 2005-2006 Nika All rights reserved) Last year I did a quickie post on Colombian bunuelos but I did not do the How-2 Guide or give a recipe. I will do that now.

Colombian Bunuelos

Ingredients:

• 2 C white fresh farmers cheese, finely ground or crumbled with fork
• 2 C Colombian “Bunuelina” mix
• 2 eggs
• milk to moisten
• canola oil for deep frying

Directions:
Mix all ingredients (except oil) in a bowl.

(Queso Blanco © 2005-2006 Nika All rights reserved)
(Mix the bunuelo mix with the cheese © 2005-2006 Nika All rights reserved) Knead, adding a little bit of milk to often the dough and make it hold together.
(What the mix should look like before making into balls
© 2005-2006 Nika All rights reserved) Make balls a little smaller than the size of a golf ball, DO NOT COMPRESS the dough.
(Roll dough into loose balls, not hard packed ones
© 2005-2006 Nika All rights reserved) DO NOT DROP THESE DOUGH BALLS INTO HOT OIL.

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