At my parent's house, these came from a box that came from the freezer. It turns out they're ridiculously easy to make, and pretty cheap. Although they're traditionally fried, you can also make them in the oven and save yourself the calories.
Sorullitos/Cornmeal fritters:
1.25 cups of cornmeal
2 cups of water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup shredded cheese <--- freebie, you can skip or do less, but don't add MORE
Measure out all your ingredients. Boil the water, adding the salt once it boils. Add the cornmeal and immediatly remove from heat. Stir the cornmeal in (it'll take some muscle, but make sure you get all the dry bits). Add the cheese and mix it in. Chill the dough for 30 minutes (so you don't lose all your fingers working it while it's hot). I use a small ice cream scoop (purchased at a specialty cookware store) to portion out the dough and make sure all my fritters are the same size, but you can eyeball it. Form each fritter with your hands: you can do cylinders or balls (balls take longer to cook but look nicer). After forming, you can cook them or freeze them. Cooking options include deep frying or oven baking. We prefer the oven (no oil): place your fritters on a cookie sheet and place into a preheated oven @350 degrees. Bake for 10 minutes, turning upside-down at the 5 minute mark. Cooking time depends on whether the fritters were frozen to begin with, so keep a close eye on your first batch to figure out the exact cooking time. Enjoy!
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