The Churros Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • ingredients: (makes 1 platefull)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup margarine or butter
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)

Directions:

  1. Prepare to fry the churros by heating oil in a pan (1 to 1&1/2 inches) to 360 degrees F.
  2. To make churro dough, heat water, margarine and salt to rolling boil in 3-quart saucepan; stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute; remove from heat. Beat eggs all at once; continue beating until smooth and then add to saucepan while stirring mixture.
  3. Spoon mixture into cake decorators' tube with large star tip (like the kind use to decorate cakes). Squeeze 4-inch strips of dough into hot oil. Fry 3 or 4 strips at a time until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. (Mix Sugar and the optional cinnamon); roll churros in sugar or dump the sugar on the pile of churros, like the pros. .
  4. Note: REAL churros in Spain are made without cinnamon mixed with the sugar, but the cinnamon adds an extra nice flavor.
  5. Chocolate for Churro Dunking
  6. 4oz dark chocolate, chopped
  7. 2 cups milk
  8. 1 tbsp cornstarch (also known as cornflour and is the powder that causes the thickening)
  9. 4 tbsp sugar
  10. Place the chocolate and half the milk in a pan and heat, stirring, until the chocolate has melted. Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining milk and whisk into the chocolate with the sugar. Cook on low heat, whisking constantly, until the chocolate is thickened, about five minutes. Add extra cornstarch if it doesn't start to thicken after 5 minutes. Remove and whisk smooth. Pour and server in cups or bowls for dunking churros. Do not pour over churros, but use the mix for dunking churros after every bite. Served warm.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 131.32 Kcal (550 kJ)
Calories from fat 79.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.87g 14%
Cholesterol 40.92mg 14%
Sodium 64.92mg 3%
Potassium 28.32mg 1%
Total Carbs 10.67g 4%
Sugars 2.45g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.34g 1%
Protein 2.47g 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 10.6mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 246.36 Kcal (1031 kJ)
Calories from fat 149.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.63g 14%
Cholesterol 76.77mg 14%
Sodium 121.78mg 3%
Potassium 53.13mg 1%
Total Carbs 20.01g 4%
Sugars 4.6g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.64g 1%
Protein 4.64g 5%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 2%
Calcium 19.8mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.3
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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