Homemade Churros for Cinco de Mayo
We do a lot of cooking in our kitchen and most nights, I have helper with me. The kids were psyched when I told them we were making homemade churros in celebration of Cinco de Mayo!
Here is the super easy recipe we used:
Serving: Approx 15-20
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, diced into small cubes
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- Vegetable oil (for frying)
Churro coating
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
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Heat about 1- 2 inches of vegetable oil in deep skillet (or large pot) over medium-high heat
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Add water, butter, sugar and salt to a large saucepan, bring to a boil over medium-high heat
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Reduce heat to medium-low and add flour. Stir constantly with a rubber spatula until mixture is smooth.
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Pour mixture into large bowl to cool
- While mixture is cooling, whisk together 3/4 cup sugar and cinnamon in a separate shallow dish, for coating.
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Add vanilla and egg and blend with an electric mixer until mixture is smooth (the first few minutes, it will separate, but with continuous mixing, will come together)
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Transfer to a 16-inch piping bag fitted with an open start piping tip (I like the open star because it makes the churros a little larger)
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In 6-8 inch lengths, carefully pipe mixture into preheated oil (I cut the end of each with clean scissors)
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Fry until golden brown (watch closely, you may need to flip over to other side)
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Place on paper towel to absorb excess oil, then immediately transfer to cinnamon sugar mixture and roll to coat all sides
- Repeat until all dough is fried (be sure not to overload your skillet or pot with too many at once. The dough should not be touching.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Check out our baking in action here. Have you ever tried homemade churros?
