A traditional Honduran dish — rosquillas hondureñas are the golden corn-flour rings of southern Honduras, baked by the towns of Choluteca and Nacaome with dry cheese worked into the dough. Crisp at the edges, tender within, and faintly salty-sweet, they are the classic companion to a cup of Honduran coffee.
Rosquillas Hondureñas
A traditional Honduran dish — rosquillas hondureñas are the golden corn-flour rings of southern Honduras, baked by the towns of Choluteca and Nacaome with dry cheese worked into the dough.

Step by stepInstructions
- Mix the corn flour, baking powder, salt, and anise in a bowl
- Rub in the butter and grated cheese until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs
- Beat in the eggs and add milk a spoonful at a time until the dough comes together into a stiff, non-sticky mass
- Knead briefly, then divide the dough into twelve pieces and roll each into a rope about half an inch thick
- Join the ends of each rope to form a ring, pinching the seam smooth
- Arrange the rings on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at three hundred fifty degrees F for twenty to twenty-five minutes, until golden and firm
- Cool on a rack and serve with coffee; store any leftovers in an airtight tin
💡 Chef tips & storage
The dough should be stiff enough to hold its shape — add milk drop by drop. In the south these are sometimes fried instead of baked, which makes them richer and crunchier.

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