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To sum it up, this was a night of tapas and home-made margaritas that would make you slap yo' mammasita! A couple of friends came over and I made gambas al ajillo (shrimp and garlic sauce), empanadas with crema-paprika sauce, chorizo-tortilla pizzas, baked pappas (fingerling potatoes), and a little concoction I put together that we will call Frito Masa Dulce (fried sweet dough). I wanted it to be a play on sopapillas, but more Spanish-style and doughnut-y. So I took our go-to home-made pizza dough recipe, sweetened it up and then fried it, and sprinkled good ole powdered sugar on top! And that is the recipe I am sharing with you today. De nada.

FRITO MASA DULCE

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp salt

1 pkg fast-rising yeast

2 tbs sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp apple pie seasoning

1 tbs extra virgin olive oil (evoo)

2 tbs honey

1 cup warm water

canola oil

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add wet ingredients and water and stir with a fork until combined. Cover with a damp paper towel and let rise for an hour. In a heavy pot (I use my cast iron Dutch oven, of course!), heat 1 and 1/2 inches of canola oil on medium-high heat. Using a little extra flour so the dough doesn't stick to your hands, use fingers to flatten out the dough to about 9x12 on a counter sprinkled with a little flour. Use a cookie cutter to cut into 12 equal-sized pieces. Gently drop one piece at a time into the oil, and fry for about one minute on each side, until golden brown. Take out with a slotted spoon or spatula and let drain on paper towel. Once they are all done, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

NOTES: Drizzle with honey or maple syrup if you want to raise the bar of delicioso even higher!!