Tortilla Ornaments

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• Oil, for frying tortillas
• 6 flour tortillas

1. Special equipment: cookie cutters or kitchen shears, a drinking straw and thin ribbon or butcher's twine
2. Line a baking sheet with paper towels or fit with a cooling rack.
3. In a pie dish, mix together the sugar and cinnamon.
4. Add enough oil to a shallow heavy-bottomed pot to come 1 inch up the sides.
5. Heat over medium to low heat until a deep-fry thermometer inserted in the oil registers 360 degrees F.
6. Use large cookie cutters or kitchen shears to make desired shapes and designs with the flour tortillas.
7. Use a straw to make a hole on top of each for hanging.
8. Fry each tortilla shape for 1 to 2 minutes per side.
9. Remove and drain on the prepared baking sheet.
10. Dredge the tortillas in the cinnamon sugar while still hot.
11. To assemble, thread a piece of ribbon or butcher's twine through the hole on top of each ornament and tie off to form a loop for hanging.

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tortilla-ornaments.html (may not work)