
How To Make Homemade Churros
A classic favorite, this churros recipe is an irresistible fried dessert made with simple pantry-staple ingredients and fried to perfection.
Serves:
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil ,or canola oil or corn oil, for frying
- 1cupwater
- 3tbspunsalted butter
- 1½tbspgranulated sugar
- ½tspsalt
- ½tspvanilla extract
- 1cupall purpose flour
- 1largeegg
For the topping:
- 1cupsugar
- 2tspground cinnamon,optional
Instructions
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Fill a large pan with oil over medium heat. Heat oil to 365 degrees F.
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Meanwhile, in a separate saucepan, combine water, butter, sugar, and salt over medium heat. Stir frequently until butter is melted and the mixture comes to a boil.
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Once the mixture is boiling, add vanilla extract and flour then reduce heat to low. Stir until the mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat and allow to cool for several minutes.
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After cooling, add egg and stir well until combined. Use a spatula or wooden spoon to continue to stir until the egg is combined. The mixture will resemble gluey mashed potatoes when finished.
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Transfer the dough to a sturdy piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
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Once the oil has reached 365 degrees F, carefully pipe a 4-inch line of the dough into your oil.
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Only fry about 2 to 3 churros at a time to keep the oil temperature from dropping too drastically.
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Fry for about 90 seconds on one side then use tongs to turn over and cook on the other side for another 90 seconds until golden brown and cooked through.
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Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate once cooked and allow to cool for one minute.
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Meanwhile, combine sugar and cinnamon for topping and stir well. Place in a large shallow bowl and once cooked churros have had a minute to cool, roll through cinnamon or sugar.
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Make sure that the temperature returns to 365 degrees F before frying subsequent batches of churros.
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Best when served warm.
Nutrition
- Calories: 202.86kcal
- Fat: 12.72g
- Saturated Fat: 7.45g
- Trans Fat: 0.47g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.71g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.66g
- Carbohydrates: 19.28g
- Fiber: 0.36g
- Sugar: 13.42g
- Protein: 1.26g
- Cholesterol: 41.47mg
- Sodium: 131.74mg
- Calcium: 10.31mg
- Potassium: 23.15mg
- Iron: 0.43mg
- Vitamin A: 101.88µg
- Vitamin C: 0.01mg
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