Homemade Churros
Homemade churros are fluted fritters that are made with flour, butter and eggs. Mini churros or linear donuts are fried in oil and dusted with granulated sugar and/or ground cinnamon. Churros pair well with hot coffee or black tea.
Equipment
- stovetop, deep frying pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp butter unsalted
- ⅛ tsp lemon extract optional
- peanut oil for deep frying
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon for dusting
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Heat a pot with water and salt and melt the butter in it.
- Turn off the heat and add the flour at once.
- Beat with a whisk attachment of a handheld beater until combined.
- Add the beaten egg and whisk again for a minute.
- Heat oil in a pan to 400 degrees F or 200 degrees C. Place the dough in a strong piping bar with a star-shaped nozzle. Pipe out mini churros and cut the tip with a pair of scissors.
- Fry the churros until golden brown on low to medium heat.
- Remove the churros with a slotted spoon or tongs. Drain on kitchen paper and roll on sugar and/or cinnamon.
Notes
- Please cut the churros to your desired length. These are mini homemade churros that much shorter in length that are easy to handle and deep fry.
- You could use powdered sugar mixed with aniseed as an alternative to cinnamon-sugar dusting.
- Use a bigger nozzle to pipe if you want to make large churros.
Nutrition
Calories: 21kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 17mgPotassium: 8mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 8IUVitamin C: 0.001mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.2mg
