Buñuelos Colombiens
Beignets ronds au fromage et à l'amidon de manioc, dorés et aériens — le classique de Noël avec la natilla.
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Rub the grated cheese with the cassava starch, cornflour, sugar and baking powder until it looks like fine crumbs.
Make the dough
Add the egg and knead, adding milk a spoonful at a time, until the dough is smooth and soft and doesn't crack when rolled. Too wet and the buñuelos will burst.
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Fry slowly
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Mix the dry ingredients
Rub the grated cheese with the cassava starch, cornflour, sugar and baking powder until it looks like fine crumbs.
Make the dough
Add the egg and knead, adding milk a spoonful at a time, until the dough is smooth and soft and doesn't crack when rolled. Too wet and the buñuelos will burst.
Shape
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Fry slowly
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Serve
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The Story Behind the Dish
Fritters came from Spain, but Colombian buñuelos are unique: made with fresh cheese and cassava starch, they become perfect golden spheres. They're eaten year-round with coffee, but at Christmas they're everywhere, paired with natilla at every novena.
Bakeries in Bogotá and Medellín fry them by the thousand during December.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Light, salty-sweet and cheesy, with a crisp shell — the perfect partner for sweet natilla.
💡 Fun Fact
A well-made buñuelo turns itself over in the oil; if it cracks or bursts, Colombian grandmothers say the dough was too wet or the oil too hot.
Colombia (nationwide)
4.71°N, -74.07°W
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