Churros
Who doesn't love a crispy, cinnamon-sugar dipped churro? Learning hot to make churros at home is easier than you think! You really can't beat the freshness of homemade churros for the ultimate crispy dessert!
Ingredients
Cinnamon-Sugar coating:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Churros:
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Prepare the cinnamon sugar coating by mixing the ingredients together in a shallow bowl. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, add the water, butter, cinnamon and salt and bring the contents to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the flour, stirring constantly until a smooth batter forms. Remove it from the heat and let it cool for 5 minutes.
- Add the eggs and stir them into the batter. Use a hand mixer to blend them in easily. Transfer the batter to a strong piping bag fitted with a star tip (use a large star tip to ensure the batter is easily piped). Test that the batter is easily piped through the star tip before heating the oil in the next step.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat (to about 350F). Once hot, pipe churros carefully into the oil (being careful not to splash the hot oil). You can use a clean pair of scissors to cut them to the desired length as you pipe (snip close to the oil surface so that the oil does not splash up, being careful as you work). You can batch cook a few churros at a time but be careful not to overcrowd the pan.
- Cook churros until golden brown and then remove them from the oil and place them on a plate lined with paper towel. Let them cool for 1 minute and then toss them in the cinnamon sugar topping. You will need to work fast to ensure that the oil isn't absorbed as they cool or else the cinnamon sugar coating won't stick to them. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Serve churros as is or with a dipping sauce- melted chocolate and caramel are good choices! Enjoy!
Notes
**Nutritional information does not include the oil absorbed during frying.
Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.
Nutrition
Calories: 45kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 40mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 32IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.
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