Flaky, buttery crescent rolls filled with a delicious spinach and artichoke dip, melting feta cheese, and whipped delicious cream cheese.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 7 mins |
| Total Time: | 22 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- ¾ cup water
- 2 cups vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Using hands, mix in water to make a smooth dough. Knead lightly on a floured surface. Cut dough into 12 pieces, and shape into round balls. Cover, and set aside.
- Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into thin circles. Cut each circle into triangles. Fry in hot oil, until golden brown, turning when dough puffs. Remove, and drain well on paper towels.
- We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount may vary depending on cook time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.
Reviews
Came out great! Kids loved them, and are now on our “make again” list. Remind me of beignets, but lighter. Recipe made a huge portion, so bring your appetite or 1/2 the recipe.
I have used this recipe several times. If you can get it to puff up, it makes a great addition to chili (minus the toppings it normally has added to it). Tear a piece and fill it with chili.
Delicious
Me encantó la suavidad de ellos. amo las cosas dulces y esto definitivamente fue uno de mis favoritos.
These are great! Soft and flaky and they all puffed nicely! (Make sure you use plenty of oil and that it is nice and hot!). This is a keeper!
They turned out great everyone loved them sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon even makes it better
Thia showcased my lack of cooking skills. Somehow I added 3/4 cup of sugar. Then the dough was a gluey mess, luckily my wife was there to add flour until I would let go of my hands. It deep fried ok, and tasted good. My health conscious wife and daughter liked it but lamented its… fatness, lol.
easy and turned out great
These were fun and easy to make. Since we wanted to pour on Caramel sauce, we cut our circles only in half and the sopapilla were banana shaped. The batter was too salty. I’ll only use 1/2 the salt next time.
My mom used to make this for us kids on special occasions. I have always enjoyed it with the cinnamon sugar on top
simple to make and very delicious!
A surprise for my wife who grew up in the Southwest. I pressed out the balls by hand and cut in half. I fried in an enameled cast iron pot on my stove with a candy thermometer to monitor the temp. I got a better puff by turning frequently and letting the oil get closer to 400 degrees. She loved them!
Admittedly, this is the first time I’ve tried making sopapillas, but wow are these good! I used sunflower oil instead of vegetable oil for frying (you don’t get as much need to drain with sunflower). I also sprinkled a bit of sugar and cinnamon on top upon serving.
WOW!!! Great! Easy and very yummy
These were perfect! I didn’t use a fryer, just corn oil on the stove. I also used butter instead of shortening and I didn’t have a sifter so I just mixed everything with my hands. I would say the trick is to make sure they are rolled really thinly, and mine made way more than 12 rolls/triangles. The second time I made it, I just made half the recipe and I still got 15 or so good size triangles out of it. I kept them crisp by putting them on a wire rack in the oven at 250 degrees with the door open until I was ready to serve them. This actually made them crispier and they were even better than before. I served with one scoop of ice cream, drizzled with honey and cinnamon/sugar. Perfect, easy, and I can’t wait to try it with a savory dip!
Okay my husband measured these ingredients out, but I don’t think he took it seriously enough because I watched him. He just thinks 1 1/2 cups flour is good enough and that almost 2 tsp of baking soda is ok. Anyway they tasted great but only 2 puffed up as they should. I would LOVE to try this again MY WAY, following the directions to a T! We ate 3 a piece regardless, yummy, just drizzled the honey on top… So good!
This is a great base recipe! Intead of rolling them i n sugar I rolled the dough in confectioners sugar then again when they got done frying. Folling that you can make donuts, churros, donut holes. I absolutly love this recipe!
It was good. We added cinnamon sugar.
so easy, everyone love it
My grandmother used to make these when I was young- not very often because we were poor and she had many mouths to feed. But this recipe takes me back to my Grandmothers kitchen when she was so happy to be able to spoil her grandchildren with a little something sweet! Thank you for sharing, they taste just like Grandma’s!
Not quite the sopapillas I was used to. I added cheese upon the honey and cinnamon, which gave it that sweet versus savory flavors. And in the oil, although I squished the little triangles flat, they just puffed up into these round little dough balls, so when you bit into the middle the breadish part overpowered the other flavors. It was a hit for my spanish project though, and they were good.