Churros are a dessert with a very long history. The dough for it is kneaded quite simply. Many culinary experts argue about where exactly they came up with the idea of frying choux pastry and serving it as a treat. Churros are a bit like eclairs, but they are not filled with cream, but are sometimes served with chocolate or frosting. When preparing churros, you need to remember that the vegetable oil should not boil, otherwise the dough inside will remain raw.
Spanish churros - classic recipe
Spanish churros are a classic recipe with an amazing texture and deliciousness. It is prepared deep-fried from choux pastry, it is not at all difficult. You can complement your breakfast with this dessert or have a delicious tea party in the middle of the day.
- Granulated sugar 1 (tablespoons)
- Wheat flour 100 (grams)
- Chicken egg 2 (things)
- Salt ¼ (teaspoons)
- Butter 60 (grams)
- Water 160 (milliliters)
- Vegetable oil 350 (milliliters)
- Powdered sugar 1 (tablespoons)
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Spanish churros can be easily prepared at home. Measure out all the ingredients listed on the ingredients list. -
Pour 160 milliliters of cold water into a thick-bottomed saucepan. Add butter, sugar and salt. -
Place the pan over high heat and bring the water to a boil. The butter should melt completely. -
Add sifted flour into the butter mixture. -
Reduce heat and start kneading the dough with a spatula. -
Without removing the pan from the heat, stir the dough until it becomes smooth and shiny. This will take you 3-4 minutes. -
Place the resulting choux pastry into a bowl and knead it with a spatula for another 5 minutes. -
Next, mix all the chicken eggs into the dough one by one. This can be done with a spatula or a mixer. -
The end result is a sticky and smooth dough. -
Next you will need a piping bag. Place the resulting dough into it, attach the attachment, which allows you to make blanks with grooves. -
Pour odorless vegetable oil into a large saucepan. Heat the oil and test it with a wooden skewer. If bubbles begin to form around the wood, the oil is hot enough to begin baking the churros. -
Squeeze the dough into the oil from a pastry bag with a toothed nozzle; you can cut it into portions with scissors. Fry the churros over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, turning the baked goods from time to time. -
The finished churros will increase in volume and turn golden. Blot them from oil on paper napkins. -
Sprinkle the churros with powdered sugar, stack on a platter and serve. Bon appetit!
Churros in the oven
Churros in the oven is not a very traditional way of preparing this dessert. It consists of ruddy sticks made from choux pastry. Definitely, baking churros in the oven is a healthier way than deep frying.
Cooking time – 45 min.
Cooking time – 45 min.
Portions – 3-5.
Ingredients:
- Filtered water – 250 ml.
- Sugar – 1 tbsp.
- Premium wheat flour – 150 gr.
- Table salt – 1 pinch.
- Chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
- Butter – 110 gr.
For sprinkling:
- Ground cinnamon – 1 tsp.
- Powdered sugar – 2 tbsp.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Pour water into a saucepan with thick walls, add butter and add a pinch of salt. Place the container on the fire. Turn on the oven in advance and set the temperature to 200 degrees.
Step 2. Heat the mixture until the butter melts. Next, add the sifted flour, keep the pan over low heat, and knead the choux pastry with a spatula.
Step 3. Stir until the dough begins to come together and easily pulls away from the sides of the pan. After this, turn off the heat and let the dough cool slightly.
Step 4. Next, add chicken eggs into the dough one by one. Knead the dough each time until smooth.
Step 5. Add sugar last and mix the mixture again.
Step 6. Place the finished dough into a piping bag fitted with a star tip.
Step 7. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Using a pastry bag, pipe the dough onto a baking sheet. You will get blanks in the form of strips with grooves 4-5 centimeters long.
Step 8. Bake the churros at 200 degrees for 15 minutes.
Step 9. Place the finished churros on a plate and sprinkle with a mixture of powdered sugar and cinnamon. Bon appetit!
Homemade churros in a frying pan
Homemade churros in a frying pan can be called a rather high-calorie dessert. In Spain it is served with hot chocolate, tea or coffee. If desired, churros sticks can be sprinkled with powdered sugar, spices or drizzle with berry syrup.
Cooking time – 60 min.
Cooking time – 60 min.
Portions – 4-5.
Ingredients:
- Butter – 100 gr.
- Drinking water – 250 ml.
- Premium wheat flour – 150 gr.
- Table salt – 1 pinch.
- Chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
- Powdered sugar – 4 tbsp.
- Odorless vegetable oil – 500 ml.
Cooking process:
Step 1: Review the ingredients list and prepare all the ingredients to make great Spanish churros.
Step 2: Combine water, salt and butter in a heavy saucepan.
Step 3: Place a saucepan on the stove and melt the butter over moderate heat and bring the mixture to a boil.
Step 4. Remove the pan from the stove and pour the sifted wheat flour into the butter mixture.
Step 5. Knead the dough with a spatula until it comes together into a lump and begins to pull away from the walls.
Step 6. Next, break all the chicken eggs into the dough one at a time and mix them in. After each egg, knead the mixture until smooth.
Step 7. The resulting choux pastry will be smooth and sticky.
Step 8. Place the finished dough into a pastry bag and attach a star tip to it.
Step 9. Place a frying pan with thick walls on the fire, pour in a large amount of vegetable oil. Press out the dough using a pastry bag.
Step 10. Fry the churros over medium heat for about 2-3 minutes until nicely browned.
Step 11. Blot the finished churros from vegetable oil using paper napkins.
Step 12: Place the churros on a plate, sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with a hot drink. Bon appetit!
Churros with chocolate sauce
Churros with chocolate sauce are a wonderful dessert. In Spain, for example, it is served for breakfast. Churros are small fried choux pastry sticks that are dipped in chocolate sauce and served with tea or coffee. The batter makes them crispy and golden brown.
Cooking time – 0.5 hours
Cooking time – 25-30 min.
Portions – 4-5.
Ingredients:
For the test:
- Butter – 25 gr.
- Drinking water – 125 ml.
- Sugar – 1 tbsp.
- Table salt – 1 pinch.
- Vanilla sugar – 0.5 tsp.
- Chicken egg – 1 pc.
- Premium wheat flour – 0.5 tbsp.
- Unscented sunflower oil - for batter.
For the chocolate sauce:
- Black chocolate – 70 gr.
- Cream – 70 ml.
- Butter – 15 gr.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Pour water into the pan, add sugar and salt, cut the butter into cubes and add it to the other ingredients. Place the container on the fire, mix all the products until a homogeneous mixture is obtained and bring it to a boil.
Step 2. Pour the sifted wheat flour into the hot butter mixture, reduce the heat slightly and knead the dough with a spatula until it comes together and easily comes off the walls. After this, remove the pan from the heat and cool the dough slightly.
Step 3. Break a chicken egg into the choux pastry and knead the mixture until smooth.
Step 4. Place the finished dough into a pastry bag and place a toothed tip on it.
Step 5. Pour a large amount of vegetable oil into a saucepan or deep frying pan and heat it. Squeeze the choux pastry into the oil in small portions. Fry, turning the churros occasionally so that the strips brown evenly. Then, to remove excess oil, pat the churros dry with paper towels.
Step 6. Break the chocolate into small pieces, add cream and butter to it. Place the container over low heat or a water bath and bring the ingredients until smooth. The chocolate sauce is ready.
Step 7: Serve the churros with the chocolate sauce. Bon appetit!
Cheese churros
Cheese churros are a delicious pastry that is suitable for a hearty snack at any time of the day.Many people know churros as a sweet dessert, but there are other equally delicious options. The baked goods are chewy and soft, and can be served with different sauces based on ketchup, mayonnaise or mustard.
Cooking time – 35 min.
Cooking time - 20 minutes.
Portions – 3-4.
Ingredients:
- Cheddar cheese – 300 gr.
- Ground black pepper - to taste.
- Milk 3.2% – 70 ml.
- Mayonnaise – 150 ml.
- Premium wheat flour – 120 gr.
- Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
- Baking powder for dough – 2 g.
- Table salt - to taste.
- Vegetable oil - for deep frying.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Prepare the ingredients for the cheesy churros, they should all be at room temperature. Grate the cheddar on a fine grater and sift the wheat flour through a sieve.
Step 2. In a bowl, whisk the eggs. Pour milk into the resulting mass and add mayonnaise, stir. Then add the sifted flour along with baking powder, salt and ground black pepper.
Step 3. Add grated cheese to the dough and mix. Cover the finished dough with a towel and leave for 10-15 minutes.
Step 4. Pour vegetable oil for deep frying into a thick-walled pan or high-sided frying pan. Place the finished cheese dough into a pastry bag. Place a nozzle on it with a hole about 1 centimeter in diameter. Using a pastry bag, pipe strips of dough into the deep fryer. Cook the churros in small batches for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally so that the sticks are properly browned on all sides.
Step 5. Place the finished cheese churros on paper napkins to get rid of any remaining oil. Serve the appetizer warm with various sauces with table wine or beer. Bon appetit!
Homemade churros with condensed milk
Homemade churros with condensed milk is an irresistible delicacy. With this recipe, you can easily make wonderful, tender churros for your family. Churros are made from choux pastry, which determines the original taste of the dessert.
Cooking time – 35 min.
Cooking time – 30-35 min.
Portions – 3.
Ingredients:
- Drinking water – 250 ml.
- Table salt – 1 pinch.
- Milk – 120 ml.
- Odorless vegetable oil (for dough) – 1 tbsp.
- Sugar – 2 tbsp.
- Condensed milk – 1 can.
- Odorless vegetable oil - for deep frying.
- Premium wheat flour – 120 gr.
Cooking process:
Step 1. In a saucepan, combine water, milk, a tablespoon of vegetable oil and salt. Heat the mixture.
Step 2. Pour sifted flour into the hot mixture.
Step 3. Stir the dough with a spatula until it becomes completely homogeneous, begins to come together and easily pulls away from the sides of the pan.
Step 4. Place the resulting choux pastry into a pastry bag and place a star tip on it. Press out the dough and form strips about 10 centimeters long.
Step 5. Deep fry the strips of choux pastry until nicely golden brown.
Step 6. Then roll the churros in sugar.
Step 7. Set the condensed milk to boil. You can buy ready-made boiled condensed milk.
Step 8: Use a straw to make a hole in each churros stick.
Step 9: Take a piping bag or syringe. Fill the churros with boiled condensed milk.
Step 10. An excellent treat for adults and children is ready. Serve churros with boiled condensed milk for tea or coffee. Bon appetit!
Coconut churros
Coconut churros can be of different lengths and shapes: small sticks with grooves or long curls of dough.Adding coconut flakes transforms the taste of the baked goods and also makes them more fluffy. You can serve coconut churros with melted white chocolate or condensed milk.
Cooking time – 40 min.
Cooking time – 40 min.
Portions – 1-2.
Ingredients:
- Rice flour – 55 gr.
- Table salt - to taste.
- Corn starch – 75 gr.
- Coconut meal – 45 gr.
- Coconut flakes – 25 gr.
- Drinking water – 225 ml.
- Sugar - to taste.
- Powdered sugar – 35 gr.
- Vegetable oil - for deep frying.
Cooking process:
Step 1: Combine rice flour and cornstarch in a bowl. Add meal and coconut shavings to the resulting mixture, add sugar and salt.
Step 2: Boil water and add it to the dry ingredients mixture. Knead the dough with quick movements until it becomes completely homogeneous.
Step 3. Place the dough in a pastry bag and heat the vegetable oil for deep frying in a saucepan.
Step 4. Using a pastry bag, squeeze the dough in small portions into the heated oil and fry the churros until an appetizing golden brown color. Place the finished churros on paper towels.
Step 5: Dust the churros with powdered sugar before serving. Bon appetit!
Churros in a multi-baker
Churros are very easy to prepare in a multi-baker. If you are the happy owner of such kitchen equipment, then be sure to try this recipe. This delicious pastry can be served for breakfast with all sorts of sweet additives in the form of chocolate, condensed milk or salted caramel.
Cooking time – 35 min.
Cooking time – 30-35 min.
Portions – 3-4.
Ingredients:
For the test:
- Table salt – 0.25 tsp.
- Kefir – 400 ml.
- Chicken egg – 1 pc.
- Sugar – 2 tbsp.
- Premium wheat flour – 220 gr.
- Baking soda – 0.5 tsp.
- Refined vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
For the sauce:
- Lime – 2 pcs.
- Cream 33% – 200 ml.
- Condensed milk – 200 gr.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Pour kefir into a large bowl, break a chicken egg, add sugar and salt. Mix the ingredients.
Step 2. Sift the wheat flour through a sieve directly into a bowl. Stir the dough, break up all flour lumps.
Step 3. Next, pour vegetable oil into the dough and add baking soda, knead it well again. Leave the finished dough for 15 minutes.
Step 4. Now you can start baking the churros. Preheat the multi-baker. Pour the dough into the special recesses and close the lid.
Step 5. Bake the churros sticks until golden brown.
Step 6. At the same time, you can prepare the lime sauce for the churros. Wash the lime well and cut into slices.
Step 7. Place the lime wedges in a blender bowl and grind.
Step 8. Then strain the resulting mass through a sieve or gauze folded several times.
Step 9. Place the remaining cake in a saucepan.
Step 10. Pour the cream into the pan, place the container on the fire and bring its contents to a boil, cook for 2 minutes. After this, strain the mixture, add lime juice and condensed milk, mix well. The sauce is ready.
Step 11: Serve the churros with the lime sauce. Bon appetit!
