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Makes
Eighteen 4-inch churros
Author Notes
The first time I tasted a churro, I was in Los Angeles with a friend and we stopped at a street cart selling Mexican food. The churros were amazing: sweet and sticky, crunchy outside and chewy inside. I had two orders and I made my friend take me to the same cart every day for the rest of my time there.
The churros are made of a basic light pastry dough, a.k.a. choux pastry. The dough is pretty hearty and sticky, yet forgiving and easy to work with. Dabbing a little bit of vegetable oil on your fingers and utensils will make handling it a breeze.
Excerpted from SWEET PAUL, © 2014 by Paul Lowe Einlyng. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. —SweetPaul
Ingredients
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1 cup
water
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2 tablespoons
vegetable oil, plus more for frying
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2 1/2 tablespoons
granulated sugar
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1/2 teaspoon
salt
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1 cup
unbleached all-purpose flour
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1
large egg
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1 cup
confectioner's sugar
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1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
Directions
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In a medium saucepan, combine the water, 2 tablespoons oil, granulated sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil and remove from the heat.
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Stir in the flour rapidly, until the mixture forms a ball. Transfer to a food processor, add the egg, and process until smooth.
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Put enough oil in a deep fryer or a large saucepan to reach a depth of 1 inch. Heat until a piece of dough dropped into the oil turns golden after 30 seconds (375° to 400º F on a deep-fat thermometer).
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Meanwhile, place the dough in a plastic piping bag or a ziplock bag with a corner snipped off and pipe 4-inch “sausages” of dough onto the baking sheet.
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Gently transfer the dough to the oil in batches using a large spatula or slotted spoon. Fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels and place on the baking sheet. Repeat until all the dough is used.
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Mix together the powdered sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. With a small sifter, sift the sugar mixture over the warm churros.
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Serve warm.
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