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Churros Churros

These crispy, cinnamon-and sugar-coated treats are the Spanish equivalent of a doughnut. Have a fiesta after you whip up a batch!

Prep: 10 min - Cook: 40 min

Vegetable oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
Powdered sugar or cinnamon-granulated sugar mixture


1. Heat oil (1 1/2 inches) to 375°F in 4-quart Dutch oven or deep saucepan. Heat water and butter to rolling boil in 3-quart saucepan. Remove from heat; quickly stir in flour and salt. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until smooth and glossy.

2. Spoon mixture into pastry bag fitted with star tip #6. Squeeze 5-inch strips of dough into hot oil. Cook, turning freqently, until deep golden brown; drain. Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar. Serve warm.

Makes 2 dozen servings

Nutritional Info Per 1 Serving: Calories 65 (Calories from Fat 45); Fat 5g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 75mg; Potassium 15mg; Carbohydrate 4g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 1g

Diet Exchanges: 1 Fat

This recipe displayed with permission from General Mills, Inc.

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