Popular in all Spanish-speaking countries, Bunuelos donuts are very vary by region. In Colombia, for example, they more are cheese balls crunchy on the outside and incredibly gentle and soft inside. This texture is achieved in gluten-free dough mixed in cassava flour and fresh Colombian cheese – Kesito Colombiano. Bunuelos should be fried in oil heated to a temperature not exceeding one 60 ° C, otherwise the balls may burst in hot oil or at all, overcooked from the outside, stay raw inside. Serving Bunuelos is better, like all donuts, warm to fully enjoy their cheese flavor with a slightly сладковатыми нотками. 
Time: 30 мин.Difficulty: easy. Quantity: 12 fritters. Recipes used. volumetric containers: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 2 tbsp. Young Colombian Kesito Cheese or Mexican Keso fresco finely grated
- 1/3 Art. cassava flour
- 1/4 Art. corn starch
- 3 tbsp. l Sahara
- 1 tbsp. l baking powder
- 1 large egg
- 1-2 tbsp. l milk
- Deep-frying vegetable oil
Recipes with similar ingredients: gluten free flour, eggs, milk, cheese
Recipe preparation:
- On a fine grater, rub the cheese in a bowl. Add corn starch, cassava flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Shuffle. Using your hands, mix the egg into the dry ingredients.
- According to 1 tbsp. L., stirring, add milk and knead homogeneous dough. You may need only 1 tbsp. l milk depending on the amount of liquid in the cheese and the size of the egg that you use. So start with 1 spoon, and if the dough isn’t turns smooth, add a second spoonful of milk.
- Next, collect the dough for 1 tbsp. l and form the balls. From this the amount of ingredients should be about 12 bunuelos.
- Using a slotted spoon, carefully place each ball of dough in preheated oil up to 160 ° C. They will pop up on surface for 30 seconds. After some time, the balls will stop spinning, so carefully flip their time from time to bunuelos fried evenly. Frying time about 10-15 minutes.
- As soon as the balls are covered with a golden brown crust, they ready. Put them on a plate covered with paper towels, and let them cool for 10 minutes before serve.
