Buñuelos de Yuca Recipe (Cassava 'Beignets' in Spiced Syrup)

These aren't grandma's buñuelos de yuca, they are puffy and crispy on the outside, airy and creamy inside, and with a touch of spice that will have you dreaming of them for a long time.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword buñuelos dominicanos, how to make buñuelos

Prep Time 1 hour

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings buñuelos (approx.)

Calories 255kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

For the spiced syrup

½ cup sugar (white, granulated)
2 star anise
2 small sticks of cinnamon
1 doz cloves

For the Buñuelos de Yuca

½ pound yuca (cassava) (cassava), boiled soft
1 tablespoon butter (salted)
1 egg (medium)
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons sugar (white, granulated)
1½ cup oil for frying (soy, corn or peanut)

Instructions

Making syrup: Mix all the ingredients with a cup of water and simmer over very low heat until the liquid has reduced to half.
Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Set aside.
Making buñuelo batter: Cool yuca to room temperature. Remove and discard the center nerve.
Place in the food processor bowl. Add butter, egg, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Blend until it turns into a smooth batter.
Chilling: Cover the bowl and chill the batter for 3 hours in the fridge (or 20 minutes in the freezer).
Frying: Heat oil over medium heat in a 1 qt [1 lt] saucepan.
Scoop batter with a small spoon, shape with a second small spoon and place into the hot oil, being careful with hot oil splatters. Scoop 3 more balls and place into the oil. Fry four at a time until they turn golden brown all over (turn if needed).
Remove from the oil and place on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
Serving: Place them still warm into 4 small bowls or dessert glasses, pour equal amount of syrup over them. Serve immediately.

Notes

Instead of purée cassava (yuca), like traditional Buñuelos de Yuca, this is made with a batter, which means that you cannot shape them into perfectly round balls. The batter will harden some by chilling them, which will allow you to shape them with two small spoons; they resemble traditional Buñuelos de Viento.

La información nutritional es por buñuelo.

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