Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Bunuelos Food Bunuelos Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 25 minutes Serves 32 INGREDIENTS 1/3 cup (80mls) cold milk 2 eggs, separated 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp dark brown sugar ¾ cup (110g) plain flour Pinch of salt 2 medium ripe bananas, finely diced 2 cups vegetable oil 1 cup (160g) icing sugar mixture ½ tsp ground cinnamon Lime and fennel syrup ¼ cup (60g) caster sugar 1 tbsp fresh lime juice 2 tsp fennel seeds 1 cup water METHOD For the syrup: Place sugar, lime juice, fennel seeds and water in a small saucepan over medium low heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes or until syrup thickens. Strain into a glass jug and leave to cool. For the bunuelos: In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, egg yolks, vanilla and sugar. Sift in the flour and salt. Whisk while sifting to make a smooth batter. In another bowl, beat egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold egg whites into batter, followed by diced banana. Heat vegetable oil in a medium sized saucepan to 180°C over medium heat. Put Drop a small amount of dough in to test, dough it should rise quickly and bubbles form around it. Gently spoon in one tablespoon of doughnut batter into hot oil and repeat, cooking in batches of four at a time. Fry for 1 or 2 minutes or until golden, then flip over to fry for an additional minute until golden. Remove bunuelos from oil using a slotted spoon and drain on a plate lined with crumpled paper towels to remove excess oil. Toss warm bunuelos in a bowl with combined icing sugar and cinnamon. Serve warm, drizzled with lime and fennel syrup. Food Preparation Time 10 minutes Cooking Time 25 minutes Serves 32 PERFECT MATCH Lillypilly 375ml Sweet Harvest 2017 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart McWilliam's 10 Year Old Family Reserve 375ml Tawny NV $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Sweet Amber Apera NV $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Glenguin The Sticky 375ml Botrytised Semillon 2023 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rutherglen Muscadelle NV $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart De Iuliis 500ml Late Picked Semillon 2022 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Pfeiffer 500ml Rutherglen Muscat NV $22.55 in any 12 $23.85 in any 6 $26.50 each Price | options $22.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Coughlan Estate 375ml Cane Cut Semillon 2022 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Old Cellar VP 2005 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Peter Drayton IronBark Hill Moscato 2023 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Box Grove Vineyard 500ml Late Harvest Viognier 2016 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Leconfield 375ml Noble Riesling 2021 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping