Spain - Breakfast - Chocolate con Churros

When I first went to Spain, everyone in our group got churros! They're so crispy and delicious, especially when dunked in chocolate sauce. Unfortunately, they are not very healthy because they are fried in oil. I found a great recipe for baked churros here, which take out the frying step and instead have you put them in the oven to bake. It took me a few tries to perfect, but the end result was incredible. If you want to have traditional churros, just follow the same steps but instead of baking them, fry them at 350 degrees in oil until they turn golden brown and crispy!



Ingredients:

Churros
½ cup unsalted butter
½ tsp salt
2 Tbsp granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Topping
1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
¼ cup granulated sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Place a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add butter, salt, sugar and water. Allow butter to melt and water to come to a boil.

2. Add flour all at once and quickly begin stirring to combine. Once dough comes together, continue stirring, over the heat, for 30 seconds.

3. Remove from heat and begin stirring in the eggs one at a time, mixing well before adding the next. Work quickly—you don’t want the egg to cook before it can be mixed in.

4. When all the eggs are incorporated, stir in pure vanilla extract then spoon the dough into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe dough onto prepared baking sheet. You can make these any length you wish, just be sure to leave at least 1" between them to allow for rising.

5. Bake 22–24 minutes or until they become dark golden brown and crispy. Remove from oven and cool completely on a cooling rack.

6. Mix ¼ cup granulated sugar with ½ tsp cinnamon and add to a resealable plastic bag. Brush top and sides of cooled churros with melted butter then drop one or two at a time into bag with cinnamon sugar. Shake to coat and repeat with remaining churros (I just brushed with butter and then sprinkled the sugar on top). Enjoy these all by themselves or dip them in hot fudge sauce (just melt your favorite chocolate and enjoy!).