For the topping
- 3 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamonground
For the dough
- 1½ cups All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 3 tbsp Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- ¼ cup Butteror vegetable oil
- 1 Large eggs
- ¼ cup Milk
- ½ cup Masa harina
- ¼ tsp Salt
For frying
- 1 cup Vegetable oilfor frying
Mexican Buñuelos
These Mexican Buñuelos are a deep fried dough treat which are dusted with cinnamon sugar while still warm. This Mexican buñuelos recipe produces golden fried dough balls which I think are like a cross between a donut and a fritter. They taste amazing with a mug of hot chocolate.
To make Mexican buñuelos isn’t difficult. Start by preparing a cinnamon sugar topping. Then make a dough from flour, sugar, salt, oil or butter, an egg, milk and masa harina, a type of flour made from corn. Shape the dough into little balls which you can leave round or you can flatten them into cake shapes. Fry the dough balls until golden and coat in cinnamon sugar before serving while still warm.
To make my version of Mexican Buñuelos, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Mexican Buñuelos
1 | Make the topping | 2 |
In a shallow dish, combine 3 tablespoons of sugar with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. | ||
2 | Sift flour and baking powder | 2 |
Sift 1½ cups of flour into a medium sized bowl with 1 teaspoon of baking powder. | ||
3 | Mix sugar with oil/butter | 2 |
In a separate bowl, beat 3 tablespoons of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of salt with ¼ cup of oil or butter until smooth. | ||
4 | Add egg, milk and masa harina | 2 |
Add 1 large egg, ¼ cup of milk, and ½ a cup of masa harina. | ||
5 | Add flour mixture | 2 |
Add the flour mixture gradually. Mix well after each addition, until a dough forms. | ||
6 | Shape buñuelos | 3 |
Shape the dough into meatball-sized balls, approximately 1½ inches in diameter. | ||
7 | Fry the buñuelos | 20 |
Pour 1 cup of vegetable oil into a medium-sized saucepan and heat until hot. Fry the buñuelos for 6 - 7 minutes, turning occasionally until they are golden brown all over. | ||
8 | Drain oil | |
Once cooked, place the buñuelos on a plate lined with paper towels to drain. | ||
9 | Dust with cinnamon sugar | 2 |
Using tongs, roll each buñuelo on the shallow dish which contains the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Shake the dish until each buñuelo is well coated. | ||
10 | Serve | |
Serve immediately with hot chocolate. | ||
Recipe Reviews
Did not think I'd manage to nail this on the first try but I did and boy am I happy.
My kids are obsessed with these but I think it's way better than feeding them chocolate all the time so I'd say I'm grateful.
Made a whoopsie by using sunflower oil but no difference in taste.
Going to make this tomorrow night for my abuela hopefully it'll make here proud she used to make me these bunuelos every night when I was at her house as a kid :)
Drizzle some caramel syrup of the top and you got yourself an amazing crowd pleaser for less than 30 bucks.
It's good but churros are better and easier to make i think.
Wonderful and easy to follow recipe thanks for another great one Jelena.
Where do I get the masa harina?
Really tasty and simple to make thanks so much.
Can't get enough of all these amazing desserts I'm going to wind up fat haha.
Needed a bit more sugar but other than that it tasted fine.
Ultra good but had to swap out the milk for coconut milk cause didn't have normal milk in my fridge ironically the coconut milk actually added to the flavor and made it even tastier though.
I love it! Thanks for sharing recipe!
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