The next day, the town announced that fair food vendors will be set up this weekend at the fair grounds for selling food. I am sure that will end up a crowd too.
I decided to do a fair food night at home. I made homemade corn dogs with real beef dogs and homemade batter.
We also made hand cut fries to go with them, but that's not all. I started us out with a batch of homemade sopaipillas, an old, old high school recipe from Spanish class. We used to make them and sell them at lunch at school to raise money for our Spanish class. They are like mini elephant ears you'd get at the fair. Just for the update, all the fairs have canceled their fair this year.
Sopaipillas
2 cups all
purpose flour
1 Tbsp
Baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 Tbsp.
shortening
2/3 cup
lukewarm water
Fat for
frying
Cinnamon and
sugar to coat
Stir
together, flour baking powder and salt.
Cut in the shortening until mixture resembles corn meal. Gradually add the water stirring with a fork
(dough will be crumbly).
Turn onto
floured surface, knead into small ball.
Divide dough in half and let stand 10 minutes. Roll each dough into a 12 ½ inch by 10 inch
rectangle. Cut into 2 ½ inch squares (do
not re-roll the dough). Fry a few at a
time at 400°F in hot oil. Drain on paper
towel. Roll in cinnamon and sugar. Makes 40
