stuffed sopapillas

How To Make stuffed sopapillas

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  Mix the yeast and the warm water and allow the yeast to bloom for 10 minutes.
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  Combine the flour and salt in a stand mixer.
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  Add the butter and sugar to the yeast/water mixture and then add the entire mixture to the flour.
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  Knead in the stand mixer using a dough hook for 2 minutes, or until the dough comes together and is elastic.
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  5

  Allow the dough to rise in the bowl of the stand mixer (covered) for one hour, or until it has doubled in bulk.
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  6

  After the dough has risen, punch it down and remove it from the bowl. Roll the dough out into a rectangle that is 1/4 inch thick.
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  Cut the sopapillas into your desired shapes and sizes using a pizza cutter (I made triangles). You can vary your sizes, using large sopapillas for stuffed sopapillas and smaller for dessert sopapillas (I made 4 large and 8 small).
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  8

  Heat one inch of oil in a large skillet. Once hot, fry the sopapillas on both sides for one minute each.
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  Remove the sopapillas to a plate lined with paper towels for draining.
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  10

  Once sopapillas have drained you can tear them open to reveal the inner “pocket” and stuff them with your desired filling.
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  Other toppings can include: Shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, chopped onion, black olives, jalapeno slices, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa
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