Churros
Churros is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the pastry category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 300 g flour
- 1 pinch salt
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
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1.
Bring 500 ml water to a boil covered with salt. Add all the flour at once and stir with a wooden spoon. Heat for about 3 minutes while stirring until the dough forms a lump that lifts from the pot bottom. Transfer the dough to a bowl, cover, and let rest for about 10 minutes. Then fill a pastry bag fitted with a medium star tip (≈1 cm).
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2.
Heat oil in a tall pot or deep fryer to about 170 °C. The oil is ready when small bubbles rise on a wooden spoon handle placed in it.
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3.
Squeeze the dough into the hot oil in ~12‑cm long pieces, cutting between each piece with a small knife if needed. Fry for 4–5 minutes until golden brown, turning once. Remove churros with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
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4.
Dust with sugar and serve warm.
