About this dish
Crisp, ring-shaped Ecuadorian fried dough drizzled with spiced panela syrup.
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Ingredients
🌾3 cups flour
🧈1/4 cup butter
🍯1 cup panela or brown sugar, for syrup
🫒Oil, for deep frying
Method
Serves 31
Mix flour, butter, and a little warm water into a soft dough.2
Roll the dough thin and cut into rings or small discs.3
Deep-fry until golden and puffed.4
Melt panela with water and cinnamon to make a syrup.5
Drizzle the warm syrup over the fried dough before serving.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Pristinos are a traditional Ecuadorian sweet, especially popular around Christmas and New Year, served warm with a cinnamon-infused syrup.
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