Have you ever tried churros?
No? Okay, you must leave everything you’re doing right now and run to the kitchen. At work? Oh well, just tell your boss that your cat’s sick and you need to take her to the vet or something. Do what it takes to get into the kitchen and get down to making these – right this moment!
This little sticks of dough blew my mind. Awfully easy to make and even easier to polish off – these deep fried goodies might just be something you’re greeted with at the gates of heaven.
Exactly how easy are they to make? Just boil some water, oil and salt, throw in some flour, mix in an egg, throw in a blob of butter then pipe it into hot oil and fry until golden brown and then finally toss it in some cinnamon sugar – that’s it! And then of course, munch away and think of the multitude of ways you can eat these. I’ve listed some fun ways of eating these churros but I’d love to hear your suggestions as well. Someone always comes up with a brilliant idea that would’ve never occurred to me! So here goes my list:
- cinnamon sugar
- honey
- powdered sugar
- whipped cream and strawberries
- nutella
- white chocolate sauce
And you know what, there couldn’t be a better time to make churros and serve them with hot chocolate than winter! Go. Make. Them. Now.
Cinnamon Sugar Churros
Yield: 6 servings
Loosely Adapted from: Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey by Jill O’Connor
Note: I halved the eggs the second time I made them because it was just so dang eggy! So eggy, that my sister said it felt like she were eating an omelette! Here is a much better version of the recipe that yielded amazingly crispy churros that everyone ate up like hungry wolves.
1 cup water
1/4th cup olive oil or canola oil
½ tsp salt
1 1/4th cup flour
2 eggs
1 tbsp / 30g butter
Peanut or canola oil for deep drying
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp ground cinnamon
- In a heavy bottomed pan (not aluminium) combine the oil, water and salt and bring it to a rolling boil.
- Remove from the heat and add all the flour and mix it enthusiastically together. You will see that the dough clumps up around the spoon.
- Place it back on the heat and stir briskly for 30-60 seconds to dry out the excess moisture.
- Now in another bowl, beat the eggs together and mix it in with the dough slowly until the eggs are completely incorporated.
- At this point the dough will be a slightly sticky, evenly yellow mass.
- Stir in the butter and you will see that the dough isn’t sticky anymore.
- Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a large star shaped tip and pipe directly into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown then strain thoroughly and transfer to the plate in which the cinnamon and sugar has been mixed and coat evenly.
- Serve hot!
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I didn't know churros were this easy to make! I always thought that it was one of those things that you buy only at carnivals like deep fried hot dogs
These are so good!!! i remember having them when i was a kid all the time, especially at Christmas!!!
OMG! This looks soooo good! I'm glad it's really cold here in Germany and I don't have to wear short skirts and stuff, so I can try this recipe this weekend and eat them all without sharing
Not too many at a time though. It can be pretty heavy.
OMG! Those look absolutely divine! Can't wait to make them!
Never tried this..Looks crispy and tempting…
Churro is such a great snack for both adults and kids! Love the recipe. Thank you.
Chaitali was right – it definitely reminds me of carnivals and Christmas street shops.
I love the way you described it as being the thing you should be greeted with at the doorstep to heaven. But eating so many of these churros sure is a devilish thing to do!
Did I actually see you dipping a churro in some dulce de leche? I am NOT going to scroll back up to double check or I will start to feel faint.
OMG.
I've had churros once and loved 'em. I had to laugh at the method though, you are too funny Shaheen. Thanks and hopefully I will be giving these a try real soon – *sigh* I don't have a piping bag.
I love churros but to be honest never made them at home. i see i have to change that. you make the macs and i the churros on the weekend. ;o) hugs!
oh my! This looks amazing! love churros!
These look sooo amazing. I love cinnamon, so I might just have to sneak a few of these in this weekend!
They kinda look like french fries.
Do I have to make 'em? Can'tcha just send me some? Please!
~ingrid
Great post Shaheen! I've not had churros before and you've convinced me that I must change my ways!
I had these at a restaurant in Manhattan. Came with 3 different sauces – chocolate, caramel, and raspberry. So delicious! And so much better than those churros you get at amusement parks. I want some now!
craving these right now.
Tasty! The best thing about churros is when you get someone else to make it for you.. *hint hint*
Absolutely beautiful! I will have to try these. We have a Christmas tradition of making Spanish (Madrid)-style hot chocolate to go with our homemade churros:
Teaspoon or so of cornstarch, whisked thoroughly into:
A cup of milk per person
About half of a chocolate bar (70% or more), depending on how chocolatey you want it.
Thick and hot and chocolatey, and the perfect dessert to remind me of my time living in Spain.
Oh, I LOVE your churros !!! They are extremely popular in Argentina….with a machine they make a hole alongside, to fill them with dulce de leche, and then they are covered in a chocolate ganache !!!!! 15000 calories, but so delicious !!!!!
oh my gosh… that looks so good!
I love churros, but I don't think I've ever make them myself. These look perfect!
yum…gotta love churros. they are such a treat! i need to attempt making them myself some day. cheers for the recipe
x
I had a ton of these during my last trip to Los Angeles. Glad to see a recipe and the actual results! I have to learn how to make these.
I love…..love….love churros! was looking for a churros recipe….have to try this…
I just moved to Madrd a month ago and I've already become addicted to churros – a staple here, with a steamy cup of thick chocolate. I didn't realize it was so easy to make them! I'll have to get a nice star-shaped piping tip to make them pretty though
These look wonderful!
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