Churros

Spanish fried dough sticks, crisp outside and soft inside, rolled in cinnamon sugar while hot. A sharing treat with coffee or a hot drink.

Ingredients

• 250 g (1 cup + 1 tbsp) water
• 30 g (2 tbsp) butter
• 75 g (6 tbsp) sugar
• 2 g (1 pinch) salt
• 150 g (1¼ cups) white flour
• 50 g (1) egg
• 100 g sunflower oil (for frying)
• 5 g (2 tsp) ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1

   Bring the water, butter, 15 g of the sugar and the salt to a boil in a saucepan.

2. 2

   Reduce the heat, add the flour all at once and stir with a wooden spoon for 1-2 minutes until the dough forms a ball and pulls away from the sides.

3. 3

   Transfer to a bowl and cool for 5 minutes. Beat in the egg until the dough is smooth and glossy, then spoon it into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle.

4. 4

   Mix the remaining sugar with the cinnamon on a wide plate.

5. 5

   Heat the sunflower oil to 180 °C in a small, deep pan. Pipe 12-15 cm lengths straight into the oil, snipping with scissors, and fry in batches for 3-4 minutes, turning, until golden.

6. 6

   Drain on paper towels for 1 minute, roll in the cinnamon sugar while hot and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Per serving