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Holiday Cinnamon Buñuelos

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Lori Lange
Updated Jan 26, 2011
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Don't let the New Year pass without making at least one batch of these sweet treats, which are thought to bring good luck when eaten during the holiday season.

Holiday Cinnamon Buñuelos

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Servings 32
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

  • 8 flour tortillas (10 inch)
  • 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup red sugar
  • 1/4 cup orange sugar

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Move 2 oven racks to middle positions. Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray (or line with cooking parchment paper).
  • Step 
    2
    Place tortillas on cutting board. Brush generously with melted butter.
  • Step 
    3
    Place 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon into each of two small bowls. Stir red sugar into one bowl and green sugar into other.
  • Step 
    4
    Sprinkle each of 4 buttered tortillas with about 3 tablespoons of the red mixture, and sprinkle remaining 4 buttered tortillas with about 3 tablespoons each of the orange mixture.
  • Step 
    5
    Place 2 tortillas on each cookie sheet. Use pizza cutter to cut each tortilla into 12 wedges. Spread wedges apart slightly.
  • Step 
    6
    Bake 8 to 12 minutes, rotating cookie sheets halfway through bake time, until crispy and lightly browned. Wedges will begin to curl up on edges.

Nutrition

430 Calories
16g Total Fat
5g Protein
68g Total Carbohydrate
39g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
430
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
16g
25%
Saturated Fat
8g
42%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
30mg
10%
Sodium
450mg
19%
Potassium
95mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
68g
23%
Dietary Fiber
1g
7%
Sugars
39g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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