Kakes Gordos Fried Dough Balls Recipes

KAKES GORDOS (FRIED DOUGH BALLS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a frying pan (A fry daddy can be used).
• Mix first 5 ingredients together.
• Add milk to mixture NOTE: The amount of milk is just an approximation.
• You want enough milk to make a batter thick enough to hold a ball shape in the oil, but thin enough to be able to get off of the spoon.
• Drop by spoonfuls (I use a mixing spoonula) into hot oil.
• Cook turning until no longer doughy inside and nice and golden outside.
• Serve with either syrup, cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar.

TAPAS FRIED DOUGH BALLS WITH FIERY SALSA

Steps:

• Sift flour into a bowl. Stir in yeast and salt and make a well in the centre.
• Add parsley, garlic, olive oil and enough warm water to make a firm dough.
• Turn out on lightly floured surface; knead about 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.
• Rub dough with a little of the oil, place into a clean bowl,cover with cling film and allow to sit 1 hour or until doubled.
• Meanwhile to make the salsa, combine chilies, onion, garlic and ginger in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.
• Add tomatoes and olive oil,process until smooth.
• Sieve the mixture into a saucepan.Add sugar, salt and pepper to your taste preference and allow to gently simmer 15 minutes.
• DO NOT BRING SALSA TO THE BOIL.
• Roll the dough into approximately 40 balls. Shallow fry in hot oil 4-5 minutes each until golden and crisp.
• Drain on kitchen roll and serve immediately with a bowl of fiery salsa.

DOUGH BALLS WITH GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Warm 175ml water in a saucepan until steaming, then add the butter and set aside to cool until warm but not hot. Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and 1 tsp salt in a large bowl or tabletop mixer. Add the cooled water and mix to make a soft dough. Knead for 10 mins by hand, or for 5 mins in a mixer, until the dough feels bouncy and smooth. Return to a clean, oiled bowl and cover with oiled cling film. Leave somewhere warm to rise for 1½-2 hrs, or until doubled in size.
• Oil a baking sheet. Knock the air out of the dough and knead again for several mins. Take a small piece of dough (about the size of a walnut) and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on the baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough, spacing the dough balls about ½ cm apart. Cover and leave to rise for 30 mins. Meanwhile, to make the garlic butter, melt the butter in a pan, then stir in the garlic. Season.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. The dough balls should be almost touching by now. Bake for 25-30 mins until cooked through. Brush with some of the garlic butter and leave to cool for 5 mins. Serve with the remaining garlic butter and a selection of crudités and cured meat, if you like.