Trying new things...

As I already wrote, yesterday I tried a new recipe, but this time was different, most of the times I cook things I know I like or that I think I will like, though, this time I wanted to make something for my friend (the one from Chile), but the problem was that I didn't know any recipe from Chile, but thanks to Mr. Google I found some good ones.

I read some and decided what I would do, my choice was "pumpkin Sopaipillas" a fried pastry that is made near the central part of Chile, this was easy (except for the pumpkin part :P), but I have to admit that at first I was a little confused because the recipe didn't say how much water was needed, while I was kneading I looked for more recipes of the same dish to see if it was right, but all of them were the same, the last one I read said that it doesn't need water because the pumpkin has all it needs, it took some time for all the flour to incorporate to the dough, but in the end the recipe I read was right, no extra water was needed if made correctly.

This dish is served with "chancaca sauce" (chancaca=piloncillo in Mexico) and it gives it an awesome flavor.

I have to admit that I wasn't sure if what I had made was right, I mean, it looked like the ones in the photos, but I had never eaten or seen something like this in my life, well, they passed the Chilean test, my friend was very happy when I gave her the Sopaipillas and said that they tasted like the ones her mom makes, and the sauce was good too (though it was too liquid), that really made me happy :) and that's one of the things I love about cooking.