Eggless Churros – SFC #4

For this month’s fusion dessert preethi chose a very delicious and yummy fried dessert which is so addictive.  As you know am a part of SFC group whose brain child is preeti of Simply Tadka . She suggested churros for this months fusion dessert. This was in my to do list and am happy that am made them atlast . Churros are striped pastry snack which also called as the famous Mexican fritters / Spanish dougnuts . My h just loved these fried delights a lot . Thanks to preeti for suggesting this yummy recipe. 

Churros are made with all purpose flour they are made like a pastry like dough in which you don’t have to work with dough a lot and they can be prepared in jiffy . These fried pastry strips are the rolled in sugar and cinnamon mixture . After which there is no need to resist yourself just dip in the chocolate sauce and enjoy them . They were so addictive and delicious …  So without any ado lets move to the recipe..

Ingredients


Water – 1 cup
Maida / All purpose flour – 1 cup
Sugar – 2 1/2 tbsp
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Oil- 2 tbsp


For coating


1/2 cup white sugar with
1 tbsp  cinnamon powder

Method 

• In a sauce pan boil the water , after it start boiling turn off the heat .
• Combine flour, salt, oil together  to form a soft dough .
• Heat the oil in a kadai / Wok for deep frying.
• Fill the dough into piping bag or murukku presser fitted with single star mould. 
• When oil is hot enough, keeping the press over the oil, press it down into oil. 
• Cut the batter with a knife while you press according to the length you want them to be.
• Fry on all sides until golden on simmer flame. 
• Drain them on to a kitchen towel. 
• You can cut it when it falls to the required length. 
• For coating mix sugar and cinnamon, after frying all the churros just roll them on the prepared coating mixture.
• Serve them with chocolate sauce and enjoy !!

You can also make the chocolate sauce at home with  1 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup heavy cream . just microwave them 30 seconds and melt them .. continue to microwave till the chocolate is completely melted and serve with churros .