Buñuelos de viento
Crispy fried choux-style fritters rolled in cinnamon sugar, a typical Semana Santa treat.
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- Prep
- 40m
- Cook
- 20m
- Steps
- 10
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Medium
Method
- Step 1Boil milk and butter
Boil the milk and butter with the orange zest, a pinch of salt and 50 g of sugar.
NoteCinnamon sticks are optional.
lechemantequillaralladura de naranjasalazúcar - Step 2Add flour and yeast
Add the flour and baking powder and stir over the heat until a dough forms that pulls away from the walls.
harina de trigolevadura química - Step 3Beat in eggs
Remove the pot from the heat and add the eggs one at a time, stirring constantly.
huevo - Step 4Rest the dough30 min
Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes inside a piping bag.
- Step 5Heat the frying oil
Heat plenty of sunflower oil for frying to 170º.
aceite de girasol - Step 6Shape and fry fritters
If you don't have a piping bag, take two dessert spoons, grease them with cold oil so the dough doesn't stick, shape round fritters and fry them in not-too-large batches, since the dough grows a lot when fried.
aceite de girasol - Step 7Move the fritters
Keep moving the fritters while they fry so they puff up.
- Step 8Drain on paper
Drain the fritters on absorbent paper.
- Step 9Coat in cinnamon sugar
Roll the still-warm fritters in a mixture of sugar and ground cinnamon.
NoteAnise can be sprinkled on the fritters once finished.
azúcarcanela - Step 10Cool or serve
Let them cool, or eat them freshly made, as you prefer.





