Huevos Chilenos ( Ecuadorian Doughnut Holes) | Ecuadorian Street food Recipes
 
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Huevos Chilenos is an Ecuadorian doughnuts also called as Chilean eggs are popular street food are found in any fairs or parties in Ecuador.
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Recipe type: Street Food Recipes
Cuisine: Ecuadorian Cuisine
Serves: 15
Ingredients
  • All Purpose Flour - 2 cups
  • Milk - 11/2 cup
  • Dry Active Yeast -1½ tsp
  • Yellow Food Color - Few Drops
  • Butter - 1 tbsp ( softened at room temperature)
  • Sugar - ¼ cup + 1tbsp
  • Baking pd - 2 tsp
  • Granulated Sugar - ½ cup
  • Oil - For frying
Instructions
  1. In a luke warm glass of milk add dry yeast and 1 tbsp sugar,Mix them well. Set it aside for 10 mins , so that the yeast gets activated.
  2. After 10 mins once the yeast get activated it gets frothy on the top. Mix them well.
  3. In a bowl pour all purpose flour , softened butter, sugar, baking pd and Mix them well.
  4. Add the yellow food color too at this stage.
  5. Pour in the yeast mixture little by little and make a soft dough. I didn't add any eggs so these were not sticky.
  6. Cover and leave the dough to proofing for 1 -2 hours.
  7. After 2 hours the yeast reacts and dough the rises to double the volume. Remember to grease the bowl well and coat the top of dough with little oil.
  8. Punch the dough and deflate the air , knead the dough well.
  9. I rolled them with rolling pin and cut the dough with a round cookie cutter.
  10. Heat oil in frying pan. Test the oil by dropping a small piece of dough it should come up immediately.
  11. Drop the cut doughnut and fry them both side till golden brown.
  12. Once fried in the oil , remove them using a perforated ladle and drop them on a plate of granulated sugar , coat the doughnuts with sugar all over.
  13. Do the same for rest of the dough . Serve them warm , they taste best when they are warm.
  14. Serve them as is or with a bowl of chocolate ganache as a dip.
Recipe by Desi Fiesta at https://www.desifiesta.com/2018/04/huevos-chilenos-ecuadorian-doughnut-holes-ecuadorian-street-food-recipes.html