Super Easy Homemade Churros
What is a churro? Churros are a fried pastry stick that’s crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and are covered in cinnamon and sugar. SO yummy!
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 cup Organic Sugar
- 1 tbsp Organic Sugar
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 6 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 Large Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
Instructions:
- Fit piping bag with star tip.
- Whisk cinnamon, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 cup organic sugar in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Bring milk, butter, salt, 1 tablespoon organic sugar, and ½ cup water to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Using a wooden spoon, add in flour quickly and mix fast using the back of the wooden spoon for about 30 seconds until it’s a dough.
- Remove dough and place it in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Let cool slightly for about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-low speed, add eggs to dough, one at a time, making sure to incorporate each egg before adding the next.
- Make sure to scrape sides of the bowl to be sure everything incorporates into the dough.
- Dough will come together and be easy to spoon into a piping bag.
- Spoon dough into prepared piping bag.
- Pour vegetable oil into a small sauce pot to come halfway up the sides. Using a deep-fry thermometer bring oil to 350 degrees F.
- Pipe out about 4 to 5 inches of dough and cut off with a knife quickly.
- Fry up to three as seen above. Cook for 2 minutes each side until lightly golden brown. Remove to bowl with sugar, organic sugar, and cinnamon.
- Toss and place on cooling rack.
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