breads
Churros
These crispy, cinnamon-and sugar-coated treats are the Spanish equivalent of a doughnut. Have a fiesta after you whip up a batch!
Prep: 10 min – Cook: 40 min
Vegetable oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
Powdered sugar or cinnamon-granulated sugar mixture.
1. Heat oil (1 1/2 inches) to 375°F in 4-quart Dutch oven or deep saucepan. Heat water and butter to rolling boil in 3-quart saucepan. Remove from heat; quickly stir in flour and salt. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until smooth and glossy.
2. Spoon mixture into pastry bag fitted with star tip #6. Squeeze 5-inch strips of dough into hot oil. Cook, turning freqently, until deep golden brown; drain. Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar. Serve warm.
Makes 2 dozen servings
Nutritional Info Per 1 Serving: Calories 65 (Calories from Fat 45); Fat 5g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 75mg; Potassium 15mg; Carbohydrate 4g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 1g
Diet Exchanges: 1 Fat
This recipe displayed with permission from General Mills, Inc.