Traditional Mexican buñuelos are a crunchy, crispy dessert snack, Mexican fritters, if you will, or crisp pastries made from dough that is flattended and shaped to resemble a king size tortilla. There are many ways to make buñuelos, my family makes them the easy way and why not share this traditional dish that could be made in a SNAP?
For me, Christmas wouldn’t be the same if a pile of buñuelos were not sitting on a plate for all to enjoy as a nosh. Some folks make their own tortilla dough, but in a pinch, we use the store bought tortillas. You could prepare them in sprinkled sugar and cinnamon or glaze them in a syrup sauce. Take this simple recipe and enjoy a little taste of a Mexican Christmas.
Ingredients for buñuelos:
1 – cup vegetable oil
1 – dozen flour tortillas
1 – cup surgar
3 – teaspoons cinnamon
Ingredients for glaze:
2 – cups water
1 – piloncillo
1 – cinnamon stick
2 – anise stars
1/2 – cup honey
In a large frying pan add oil over a medium high flame. Once oil is hot add a flour tortilla and fry till golden crisp on each side (about 3 to 4 minutes). Remove from flame and drain for 5 minutes on a paper towel. Then either sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon or brush with syrup glaze.
How to make sugar mixture: Mix sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
How to make syrup: In a sauce pan over a medium flame add water, piloncillo, cinnamon stick and anise stars. Mix till piloncillo dissolves. Then let boil for 5 minutes. Next add in honey and mix to combine/melt into syrup. Remove from flame allow to cool for 10 minutes then brush on buñuelo.
Photos taken by: Mando Lopez and Nicole Presley
Feliz Navidad!
I’m happy with tamale & buñuelos during Christmas. These look so yummy! I love your little green reindeer heeee!
This look very nice. Will try them without the sugar, and maybe have them with some of this apple butter: http://nosugarnocry.com/sharons-apple-butter/
I love how every country has a different tradition for the holidays.
yay!
Thank you for posting this Nicole, I wish I had time to post my mom’s yummy buñuelos.
Maybe next year finally
Presley.. I need to try this… Happy holidays !
i love learning about holiday food traditions. this looks soooo yummy!
yum
thanks going to make this
Now these are the buñuelos I grew up with! My abuelito made them for Christmas and rainy days. I love that you made them with the traditional syrup too!
Wou! Tengo que probarlos! En Colombia también tenemos buñuelos, pero bien distintos a estos que presentas. Se ve deli!!
I love bunuelos! I used to make them for my children when they were young and I called them pooh bear snacks and drizzled them with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon. A great after school snack! I have not thought of bunuelos for years!
Thank you for posting this!
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aaahh, thanks for the recipe. My mom used to make them during this time every year, but she passed away without giving me the recipe. I will try to make them and see if they taste like hers
Carmen