SPANISH ROSQUILLAS (FRIED CAKES)

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The fragrant little rosquillas take only minutes of actual working time, yet they give you an impressive homemade, warm pastry dessert. These can be whipped up in batches as large as you care to multiply, so they're nice to keep in mind for entertainment.

Provided by Olha7397

Categories     Dessert

Time 14m

Yield 18 cakes

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons soft butter
hot butter or margarine
confectioners' sugar (icing)

Steps:

  • Sift flour into a bowl; add sugar, egg, baking powder, vanilla, and butter.
  • Mix with wooden spoon until you have a firm dough.
  • Leave in warm room to let dough rise slightly.
  • Shape into circlets or half moons about the diameter of a silver dollar, and spread as evenly as possible so that they'll cook through.
  • Fry in a small amount of hot butter about 4 minutes but do not burn.
  • Sift confectioners' sugar over and serve warm.
  • Makes about 18 cakes Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 55.3, Fat 1.6, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 15.1, Sodium 33.3, Carbohydrate 9.1, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 3.8, Protein 1.1

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