administratorIt’s been quiet on my blog for a while… holidays, a computer breakdown, and so on. But I’m back with a delicious dessert recipe from Mexico! Churros are fried pastries made from choux-like dough. In taste and texture, they are somewhat similar to our “nest” cookies, but smaller and with a different shape. Making the dough is really quick and easy, and you need only a few ingredients.
Ingredients: (makes about 50 pieces)
100 g butter
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cinnamon stick
600 ml water
350 g flour
4–5 eggs
1 cup sugar
½ tbsp ground cinnamon
Oil for frying
Instructions:
In a medium saucepan, bring the water, butter, salt, vanilla extract, and cinnamon stick to a boil. Remove the cinnamon stick and add the flour. Stir over low heat with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a dough that pulls away from the sides of the pan. Set aside and knead for a few more minutes as it cools slightly.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. If after 4 eggs the dough can be easily piped through a pastry tip, do not add the fifth egg. The final dough should have the consistency of warm custard.
Prepare a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. You can place the bag in a cup to act as a stand. Mix the sugar with the ground cinnamon and spread it on a plate.
Heat oil in a deep pan or fryer to about 170–180 ºC. Fill the piping bag with dough and pipe a few centimeters of churros into the hot oil. Fry on both sides until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Serve warm.
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