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Chilean Sopaipillas served and ready to eat
Chilean Snacks Street Food Breakfast Vegetarian

Chilean Sopaipillas

Soft pumpkin flatbread rounds fried golden — a beloved Chilean rainy-day snack.

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40 minPrep
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20 minCook
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10Serves
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EasyLevel
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Ingredients

  • 250g cooked mashed pumpkin
  • 400g flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 60g butter, melted
  • Oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Mix pumpkin, flour, baking powder, salt and butter into a soft dough; knead briefly.
  2. Rest 20 minutes.
  3. Roll out 5mm thick and cut into discs.
  4. Prick each with a fork.
  5. Fry in 170C oil for 1-2 minutes a side until golden.
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Tara’s tips

  • Pricking stops them ballooning.
  • Eat warm.

Serving suggestions

  • Sweet: with chancaca syrup. Savoury: with pebre.

Storage & reheating

Best same day.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

No pumpkin?

Use squash or sweet potato.

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