Total Time:40 min, Prep:15 min, Cook:25 min
Yield:8 to 12 churros
Level:Advanced
A churro is a fried-dough pastry—predominantly choux—based snack. Churros are popular in Spain, France, the Philippines, Portugal, Ibero-America and the United States. In Spain, churros can either be thin (and sometimes knotted) or long and thick . They are normally eaten for breakfast dipped in hot chocolate.
| Water | 1 cup |
| Butter or margarine | 1/2 cup |
| Salt | 1/4 |
| All-purpose Flour | 1 cup |
| Eggs | 3 whole |
| Sugar | 1/4 cup |
| Ground cinnamon, optional | 1/4 cup |
| Vegetable oil, for frying | A little |
Combine 1 cup of water with the butter or margarine and the salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour. Reduce the heat to low and stir vigorously until the mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute.
Remove the dough from the heat and, while stirring constantly, gradually beat the eggs into the dough.
