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CHURROS
Mexican style doughnut, eaten with hot chocolate or coffee
Recipe posted by andyroo
Ingredients
- 225ml water
- 100g diced butter/lard
- 2 tbsp soft light brown sugar
- finely grated rind and juice of small orange (optional)
- pinch of salt
- 175g plain flour
- 1tsp ground cinnamon
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- veg oil for deep frying
- caster sugar for dusting
Method
Serves: 4
- Heat water, butter, sugar orange rind and salt in a heavy-based pan over a medium heat until the butter melts. Add flour all at once, cinamon and vanilla, then remove from heat and beat rapidly until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan.
- Leave to cool slightly, then beat in eggs one at a time, until the mixture is thick and smooth.
- Spoon into a piping bad with a wide star nozzle.
- Heat the oil to approx 180 degrees C.
- Pipe 5 inch lengths into the oil, cook for 4 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Dredge with the sugar
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