Mexican Churros

Well, I'm back from my vacation! Today is the first day back and I am already back in the kitchen.

It was a relaxing trip, but I am glad to be home, even if its only for three weeks.

Before I started going through baking withdrawal,

I scoured one of my favorite websites, Pinterest (go figure),

and settled on making churros.

Now there are so many recipes out there, so I had to wade through and find the one that

seemed the best recipe.

Thankfully, I had all the needed utensils and tools!

This recipe can be a bit dangerous, as I looked away from my pot for a split second and it bubbled over and maybe, kinda caught on fire...but just a teeny tiny fire!!!

(my kitchen was cloudy with smoke!)

I will not be making that mistake again, or at least anytime soon!

I also burned two fingers on the oil used to fry the dough.

My advice going into it, is that you need to be careful, and keep a close eye on anything on, or near, the stove.

 

 

One of the many things that I enjoy about blogging, is taking the pictures.

Having a nicer camera allows me to show you good quality pictures of the food.

Pictures that aren't blurry or have bad lighting can affect the appeal of the food you are presenting.

 

 

Mexican Churros

 

Ingredients:

1 cup of water

2 Tbsp. of brown sugar

1/2 tsp. of salt

1/3 cup of butter

1 cup white flower

2 eggs

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 cup of sugar

1 tsp. of ground cinnamon

Star-tipped decorating tool

 

Instructions:

1. Preheat oil in a deep-fryer or deep pan

2. In a separate dish mix your sugar and cinnamon and leave it aside for later

3. In a sauce pan put the water, brown sugar, salt, and butter. Next heat it to a good boil. Remove from the heat and add flour a little at a time. Stir until well blended.

4. In another bowl blend the eggs and vanilla together and then later add this mixture to the mixture in step 3. Stir the whole mixture until well blended and without lumps.
5. Fill cake decorating tube with the churro dough. Test oil by dropping in a small piece of dough it should bubble fast.

6. Squeeze 4-5 inch strips of dough into the oil (as many as you can fit in the fryer). Cook them for 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown and crispy, flip over it you need to.

7. Remove churros from oil and use a paper towel to remove excess oil.

8. Roll churros into the sugar mixture.

 

~Enjoy! - Gabi xoxo~