Churros

15m
Prep Time
15m
Cook Time
30m
Ready In

Recipe: #18282

March 29, 2015



"Recipe source: Bon Appetit (March 2004)"

Original is 6 servings
  • FOR THE CINNAMON SUGAR
  • FOR THE CURRO BATTER

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (145.1 g)
  • Calories 358.9
  • Total Fat - 12.8 g
  • Saturated Fat - 6.8 g
  • Cholesterol - 163.7 mg
  • Sodium - 485.4 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 53.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 1 g
  • Sugars - 36.9 g
  • Protein - 8.3 g
  • Calcium - 82.5 mg
  • Iron - 1 mg
  • Vitamin C - 0 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

To make the cinnamon sugar: whisk ingredient together.

Step 2

To make the batter: In a saucepan bring first 4 ingredients (milk - salt) to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Reduce heat to medium low and add the flour, stirring until a shiny dough forms (1 minute or so). Transfer to a large bowl and let cool for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Using an electric mixer beat in the eggs, one at a time, and continue beating until a smooth, shiny and sticky paste forms. ***can be made 2 hours ahead, cover and let stand at room temperature.

Step 4

In a large skillet heat the oil over medium heat until it reaches 350 degrees F.

Step 5

Working in batches, spoon batter into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe batter into the hot oil in 3 1/2 -4 inch long ribbons (using a knife if necessary to cut batter at end of star tip) and allow batter to slice into the oil. Fry churros until brown and cooked through in the center (2-5 minutes per side). Transfer to paper towels. Cool for 5 minutes and then toss in the cinnamon sugar.

Tips


No special items needed.

1 Reviews

Northwestgal

Excellent! I can't stop eating these Churros. They are so good. I could only find my small Star tip, so I put it on my pastry bag. But the Churros were too thin and curled too much in the hot oil (although they did have the requisite rippled surface). So after cooking a few, I removed the tip and used my pastry bag with just the insert and coupler. So the churros have a smooth edge (not rippled, like is traditional). But that didn't take away from the flavor of these addicting little treats. The only thing I might add is that I used only 3 eggs. I beat the batter after each addition, and after the third egg the texture was already thin, so I didn't add the third. The cooked Churros are soft and bend easily enough to break in half if not held tight. So I think the texture would have been too soft to hold shape if I had added the 4th egg. But the rest of the ingredients were perfect as written, and it resulted in Churros that were better than we got years ago at the California State Fair. Thanks for a great recipe, ellie. This one is going in my "favorite" folder.

5.0

review by:
(15 Apr 2023)

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