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Buñuelos
Photo: Alexander Maasch

Buñuelos

7 ingredients 5 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

793
Calories
37g
Protein
20g
Fat
112g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Cottage Cheese 1/2 cup (113g) 2% 98
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb. white cheese or small curd cottage cheese (quesito)
  • 1 1/2 cups cornstarch
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 T. brown sugar
  • 1/2 t. salt
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Directions

1

Grind the cheese.

2

Mix the cheese with the cornstarch, eggs, brown sugar and salt

3

Roll into balls the size of golf balls and drop into medium-hot vegetable oil and fry slowly.

4

After a few minutes increase temperature and fry until they are golden.

5

Remove and place on absolbant paper.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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