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Churros Recipe

Churros are a golden and crispy fried pastries dusted with sugar and cinnamon powder. This is an easy to follow recipe. Enjoy them today!
Course Desserts
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Churros Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12 churros
Calories 118kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • tsp. salt
  • 2 tbsp. Butter
  • 1 cup of flour sifted at least 2 times. (140 grams)
  • 1 large egg beaten
  • cups vegetable oil for frying the churros
  • Sugar to dust
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon Optional

Instructions

Please read all the notes and instructions before you start cooking. It is very important in order to have great results.

  • Make the Churro Dough. Place the water, vanilla extract, salt, and butter in a saucepan at medium- high heat.
  • Once it comes to a rolling boil, stir in the flour all at once. It is very important that the water is boiling to ensure that the dough will render crispy churros.
  • Mix the dough vigorously using a wooden spoon or spatula. You have to do this step very quickly.
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat, wait about a minute, then add the egg. Keep mixing until the egg is completely integrated into the dough (you can use a mixer for this step). In the beginning, the dough will want to separate after adding the egg, but keep mixing until the ingredients are well combined and you have a smooth and soft dough that separates from the bottom of the pot. This step will take a few minutes.
  • Prep de Pastry Bag. Place the dough in the pastry bag fitted with a star-shaped tip. Make sure there aren’t any bubbles of air in the dough while you place it inside the bag.
  • Pipe 6-inch strips of dough on a prepared tray and then fry them (see notes).  You can also pipe the strips of dough directly into the hot oil, cutting them with your kitchen scissors. The oil will start bubbling when you add the raw churro, and at this point you must not touch the oil or the churro, to avoid having an explosion.
  • Pipe and Cook. Fry the churros for about 2 to 2.5 minutes in hot oil ( 320degrees F) until golden brown (in total it should take 4-5 minutes to cook each churro), and then turn the churros to have an even crispiness and golden color.
  • Once they are golden, remove from the heat, place on the paper towel to drain for a few seconds, and then roll in the sugar.

I hope you enjoy your Crispy Churros!

    Notes

    • *Prepare a tray or plate covered with paper towel to place the churros on after frying.
    • * Mix the sugar and cinnamon and place it in a shallow dish to coat the churros.
    • *You can either squeeze the churros from the pastry bag directly into the hot oil or form them first and place them on a tray lined with parchment paper before frying, as you see in the photos.
    • * I used a laser thermometer to check the temperature of the oil, but you can also use a candy thermometer.
    • * The best choice of oil for frying the churros is canola or vegetable oil.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.6mg