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A sopapilla is a kind of fried pastry or quick bread. Commonly sold as a dessert at restaurants that serve Mexican-style food in the United States, it is, however, unknown in Mexico itself, where the closest equivalent would be the buñuelo .
Sopapillas are made from a pressed dough, like a tortilla, made of flour, a chemical leavener, salt, and a solid fat. This dough is deep fried until "golden brown and delicious" (like a doughnut), causing the dough to puff and crisp, and creating a large air pocket in its center.
In Chile and Argentina, a sopaipilla is a tortilla made from wheat or corn flour and roasted in the ashes in a traditional adobe oven . In Chile, it is usually fried and made from pumpkin or squash based dough.
The sopaipilla is popular in the south of Chile and Argentina. It can be salty or sweet as a dessert, when after being roast is boiled in sweetened water with orange peel and cinnamon.