Botella de Vino

Donut Paradise

~ Bri Sperry-Renfrew ~ 19 Comments

What happens when I let the kids talk me into watching the Travel Channel’s Donut Paradise with them?

A lesson on making sopaipillas ensues.
My sister’s recipe in my mother’s lovely handwriting.

The recipe is very similar to Paula Deen’s recipe for French Quarter Beignets.

Sugar for sweetness!
Flour…
Oops! Remembering you threw out your rolling pin with your last move…Senor Flour meet your new partner, Senorita Botella de Vino!
A beautifully soft dough.
Okay, Botella de Vino, prove yourself!

(She worked so well I may not even buy a rolling pin!)

This is the way we roll.
This is the way we cut.
This is the way we rest.
This is the way we fry.
Waiting for a (powdered sugar) shower.
There we go!
With iced café au lait.
And a little chocolate…
And smiles from the ones who started it all.

– All photos by Loey (with the exception of the last one by Katy) –