Dessert

Churros

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Category: Dessert

Written by Chef Kosher

Churros are a popular fried pastry in Latin America, and they make for a great alternative if you want to spice up your holiday! They are very easy to make and you can (and should!) enjoy them all year-round.

Ingredients

• 1/3 stick of Butter
• 2/3 cup of Water
• 1 cup of Flour
• Zest from 1/2 an Orange
• 2 eggs

• Deep frying oil

• 1/4 cup of Sugar
• 1 tspn Cinnamon

Directions

1. Place the butter with a pinch of salt in a pot with the water. Bring to boil on high flame.
2. Once the water has boiled and the butter melted, reduce flame to medium then add flour, stirring in quick motion.
3. When dough has formed, remove from heat source, and either use a mixer or food processor to add in the eggs and orange zest.
4. Mix together sugar and cinnamon.
5. Heat the oil in a seperate pot. Always be safe when dealing with oil at high heat!
6. Insert dough into a pastry bag with a star-shaped nozzle. Squirt churros into the oil, and allow to brown.
7. When done, remove hot churro from oil, pat with a paper towel to sponge excess oil, then dip into cinnamon-sugar mix.
8. Serve while warm, and enjoy!

You can, alternatively, squirt the churros on parchment paper and place them stacked in the freezer. When you are ready to have them, just place them in oil (no need to defreeze).


Photo by: Claudia_midori

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