Sopapillas -- with the Elders - October 2014

We planned a hermanas cooking activity.  One of the members of the branch said she would teach the 6 hermanas and me how to make sopapillas.  The date changed several times due to other activities and problems and we decided to do it the Monday after General Conference.  However 4 of the 6 hermanas could not come so we invited the elders to come too.  We had 8 elders and 2 hermanas in the kitchen at the Caupolican branch!  Hermana Teresa and a friend helped us mix, knead, and fry sopapillas.  (We used 5 kilos of flour (more than 10 pounds) for the sopapillas.)  It was fun to watch the elders knead the masa (dough)!  We had to tell them, "Stronger, knead it harder!"  They got in the rhythm of it.  For lunch we had sopapillas with refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and salsa -- Navaho tacos to us.  The latinos were not sure about the beans and rest of the stuff but they tasted and ate, and ate, and ate.  The elders that did not cook got to clean up the the division of labor worked for everyone.  It was fun!

Elders waiting to get a piece of dough to knead.

The group!  Carolyn, do you see my apron?  It is fun to use.  Thank you!