Churros

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat 1- 1 1/2 inches oil in pan.
• 2 to 360 degrees f.
• 3 heat water margarine and salt to a rolling boil in a 3-quart saucepan.
• 4 stir in flour.
• 5 stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 beat eggs add them to saucepan while stirring mixture.
• 8 spoon into a cake decorator's tube with a large star tip.
• 9 squeeze 4 inch strips of dough into hot oil.
• 10 fry 3-4 strips at a time until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes each side.
• 11 drain on paper towels.
• 12 mix the sugar and cinnamon (optional).
• 13 roll the churros in the sugar (or cinnamon sugar) mixture or dump the sugar on top of the churros.