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Puerto Rican cheese fritters are called Buñuelos de Queso

Here's a recipe:

Eggs 2 each

Milk 1 cup

Sugar 2 Tbsp

Flour 2 cups

Baking powder 2 tsp

Salt 1 1/2 tsp

Cheese shredded or grated 1 cup

Beat the eggs, milk and sugar together in a large bowl. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into another bowl.

Mix the flour into the egg mixture just enough to moisten all the ingredients and bring the batter together. Do not overmix. Fold in the cheese.

Heat oil for deep frying to 350-365°F. Drop spoonfuls of the batter into the hot oil and fry until golden brown. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels and repeat with the rest of the batter.

Good cheeses to use are shredded cheddar, Swiss or jack or grated Parmesan.

Add 1/2 cup chopped ham to the batter if you like.

Add 2 tsp dried oregano or 2 tsp paprika to the sifted flour if you like.

A small ice-cream scoop is perfect for dropping batter into the oil.

I've also seen them with Gouda cheese like these:

1/2 pound Gouda, Swiss, or Cheddar cheese, grated

1 egg

2 tablespoons cornstarch

Cayenne pepper, to taste (optional)

Bread crumbs (for coating)

Vegetable oil for (deep-frying)

Combine the cheese, egg, cornstarch and cayenne in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on high speed until well blended. Roll into small balls using 1 teaspoon of mixture. Coat with the bread crumbs and fry in oil heated to 350 degrees F until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately.

And, here's yet another recipe:

Buñuelos de Queso

2 egg whites

1 cup grate sharp cheese (cheddar or swiss)

dash of cayenne pepper

3 teaspoons flour

eight 1/2-inch cubes ham

oil for frying

Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir in the cheese, cayenne, and flour. With floured hands shape into walnut-size balls and press a cube of ham into the center. Heat the oil at least 1/2 inch deep to about 390-400 degrees Farenheit and fry until golden. (May be kept warm in a 200 degree oven for up to 30 minutes.)

Ok i think you got the wrong name..

You can also make empanadas with cheese inside.. but the only think close to sorta what your saying that i can think of is

**Sorullitos De Maiz

1¼ cups corn meal

1 tsp. salt

2 cups water

1 cup shredded cheese (in Puerto Rico they use Queso de Bola) -

In a medium saucepan boil the water. Add slat and corn meal and stir. Remove from heat. Add the cheese and stir. It is better to refrigerate this for about 30 minutes so that it becomes more manageable - not hot and easier to handle.

Form the sorullitos and fry in plenty of oil.

I asked my mom and that;s what she told me.. hope that's what your looking for =)

PR popular fritters: Empanadas or Pastelillos (meat or seafood turnovers), Almojabanas (rice flour with cheese), Alcapurrias (taro root and green bananas, stuffed with tangy beef picadillo or canned corned beef perhaps), Sorullitos (cornsticks with cheese).

Sorry I couldnt find it, but you are looking for something very specific.

My suggestion: contact Chef Carmen Santos de Curran, she will know what you are talking about and will be able to help you for sure. She is an authority on PR cuisine: she can definitely help you, just send her an email.

http://www.elboricua.com/recipes.html

http://www.ricanrecipes.com/

http://www.dollarman.com/puertorico/recipes.html

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