Fried Sweet Cream-Filled Pastries

This looks like fried cream-filled pastries / sweet empanada-style donuts, very popular and super easy 😍
Here is the recipe that matches your image:

🥟 Fried Sweet Cream-Filled Pastries

Dough Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp butter or oil
  • ¾ cup warm milk (or water)
  • 1 tsp vanilla (optional)

Cream Filling

  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp vanilla
    (or use thick custard / pastry cream)

For Frying

  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

Make the Cream

1️⃣ Heat milk and sugar.
2️⃣ Mix cornstarch with a little cold milk, add to pot.
3️⃣ Stir until thick.
4️⃣ Add vanilla, cool completely.

Make the Dough

5️⃣ Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder.
6️⃣ Add butter and milk, knead until soft dough.
7️⃣ Rest 15 minutes.

Shape

8️⃣ Roll dough thin.
9️⃣ Cut circles.
🔟 Put cream in center, fold and seal edges well.

Fry

1️⃣1️⃣ Fry in medium-hot oil until golden.
1️⃣2️⃣ Drain on paper towels.

Serve

  • Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle honey 🍯
  • Best eaten warm 😋

If you want, I can also give you a baked version, or a cheese-filled savory version like you often enjoy on your page 👌🔥

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