Churros (Deep Fried Dough Spirals)

Name: Churros (Deep Fried Dough Spirals)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 6 servings Granulated sugar for sprinkling; 1 inch wide) strip orange or lemon peel; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 liters olive (not extra-virgin) or vegetable oil for frying; 473 milliliters water

Churros (Deep Fried Dough Spirals) might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 414 calories, 4g of protein, and 25g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of European cuisine. If you have olive oil, vegetable oil, lemon peel, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat 2 inches oil in a 4-quart Dutch oven or a wide 4-inch-deep heavy pot over high heat until a deep-fat thermometer registers 400°F (oil will be just beginning to smoke). Drop in citrus peel (oil will bubble vigorously) and leave in oil until browned, about 1 minute.

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Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Thermometer

Dutch Oven

Remove with tongs.

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Tongs

While oil is heating, bring water with salt to a boil, covered, in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan.

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Water

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add 2 teaspoons olive oil and remove from heat. Immediately add flour and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until flour and water are combined well (mixture will be stiff and not very smooth). Fill churrera with some hot dough and wrap a kitchen towel around churrera canister to protect your hands.

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Olive Oil

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

Wrap

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Kitchen Towels

Wooden Spoon

Turn screw handle of churrera until dough emerges from star opening. Holding opening about 2 inches above oil, turn handle to squeeze dough into oil in a continuous stream, making a spiral shape. (Spirals take practice; have a helper coax dough into a spiral in oil with a chopstick, keeping dough away from side of pot. For beginners, small coils or any kind of curvy shape is fine.) Stop when dough stream breaks naturally or pot is full.

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Dough

Cooking Oil

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Chopsticks