Churros

Total Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup olive oil or 1/4 cup sunflower oil
• 1 egg, beaten
• sugar, for dusting
• ground cinnamon, for dusting
• oil (for deep frying)

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour, salt, and sugar onto a piece of paper. heat 1 cup of water in a saucepan with the oil until it boils.
• 2 pour the flour mixture and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a stiff paste. let cool for 2 minutes.
• 3 gradually beat the egg until smooth. oil a large baking sheet. sprinkle plenty of sugar on a plate and stir in a little cinnamon.
• 4 put the dough in a large pastry bag fitted with a ½ inch plain piping nozzle. pipe the little coils or s shapes onto the baking sheet.
• 5 heat 2 inches of oil in a large pan to 336°f or until a little dough sizzles on the surface.
• 6 using an oiled metal spatula, lower several of the piped shapes into the oil and cook for about 2 minutes, until light golden.
• 7 drain on paper towels, then coat with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. cook the remaining churros in the same way and serve immediately.