Churros

5 from 8 votes

Churros are delicious and fluffy with the perfect crispy exterior. These are delicious when dipped in melted ganache.

Prep Time25

Cook Time25

Total Time50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Mexican

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: churros

Author: Adrianna Adarme

Cost: $10

Equipment

1 Dutch oven or medium saucepan

Ingredients

Cinnamon Sugar:

1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Chocolate Ganache:

4 ounces semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons heavy cream

Churros:

1 cup water
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 large eggs

For Frying:

1 quart vegetable oil (or other frying oil of choice)

Instructions

To Make Cinnamon Sugar:
In a baking dish, mix together the sugar and cinnamon and set it aside.
To Make the Ganache:
Combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a small bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds to a minute and stir until melted. If you don’t own a microwave (I just got one), you can heat the two together in a double-boiler (or a bowl nestled in a saucepan filled with a few inches of water) and stir until melted. Set aside.
To Make the Churros:
In a medium saucepan, bring the water, butter, vanilla and salt to a gentle simmer. Stir in the flour all at once. Reduce the heat to low and stir, using a wooden spoon, vigorously until the mixture forms a ball and begins to pull away from the pan, about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat.
Let the batter sit for 5 minutes to cool.
When it’s warm (not hot) to the touch, add one egg at a time. Keep stirring until the mixture comes together and is smooth. It might seem squishy for a while, keep going! Note: You can also do this in an electric stand-up mixer with a paddle attachment–it’ll go faster.
In a cast iron skillet, add 4 inches of oil and place over medium-high heat. When the oil reaches 335 degrees F, it’s ready. You may need to bring the heat down to medium-low to keep it around 325 degrees F to 335 degree range.
Spoon the churro dough into a piping bag fitted with a large star-tip. Have sterilized scissors on hand. Hold the bag over the hot oil, squeeze a strip of dough that’s about 4 inches long or you can do like I did which was more of a horse shoe shape (see tip below on keeping its shape) and then snip it with the scissors and let it drop into the oil. (This works great with two people.)
Repeat with the second churro. I fit around 2 to 3 churros in the pan. Fry on each side for about 1 minute and then flip and fry on the opposite side for an additional minute. Drain on paper towels and repeat until you’ve worked your way through the dough. Transfer the churros to the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Serve with warm ganache.

Notes

Tips and Tricks:

To make the horseshoe shaped churros, squeeze the churro dough into the hot oil, twisting it around to make a horseshoe type shape. Snip the dough with the scissors. You’ll notice that the dough will want to stray away from the other, using your tongs hold the dough in place for about 30 seconds and then release—it’ll hold its shape!

Equipment:

Large Dutch Oven | Piping Bags | Piping Tips

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