Chilean-Style Sopaipillas Recipe
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Chilean-Style Sopaipillas

By: Makka  
"This is a traditional Chilean snack, or maybe an appetizer. The truth is that it's a snack eaten during winter time, especially when it rains. It is typical to arrive home after walking through the rainy streets of Santiago and sit down to have a cup of tea and eat a couple of sopaipillas. You can also eat ones sold by street vendors, but they usually don't taste as good as home-made ones. If you can't find zapallo, pumpkin is a good substitute."

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What to Drink?

Wine Merlot
Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 9 ounces zapallo squash
  • 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 10 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 cups canola oil for pan-frying

Directions

  1. Peel, seed, and cut the zapallo into chunks. Place in a saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until zapallo is soft and easily pierced with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and allow to cool slightly.
  2. Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a mixing bowl, and set aside. Stir together the squash and melted butter. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until blended. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until soft and satiny, adding a little more flour if necessary. Cover dough with a towel and allow to rest 15 minutes.
  3. Roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thick, and cut into 3 inch diameter circles. Poke each circle a few times with a fork to make holes and prevent rising.
  4. Pour vegetable oil into a large, deep skillet and heat over medium-high heat until hot, 385 degrees F (195 degrees C). Place several of the dough circles into hot oil; cook until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Cook remainder of dough circles in batches.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Tip
  • Zapallo, sometimes called Jamaican pumpkin, is a type of winter squash from South America. If it's not available, sugar pumpkin makes a good substitute.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 286 | Total Fat: 13.8g | Cholesterol: 25mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2008 by jennhny 
I made these for my Chilean boyfriend as a surprise and he loved them! The required squash was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2007 by YearOffMother 
My Chilean husband had been asking for some sopaipillas for ages, so I tried these at the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2009 by Caritosepu 
Excellent! I am from Chile and I live in USA. I tried this recipe a few days before and It was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2008 by lolariquelme 
Sooo great!! Reminds me of a chilean rainy and cold day.. Which is perfect for the snow!! The... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 5, 2008 by crystalG 
i loved it my mother inlaw and family are from chile and i love to make him happy so thanks. MORE
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Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2008 by amanecer 
This recipe is really good. Delicious with sour cream, whipped cream or sea-buckthorn. MORE

 
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