How to Make Churros (Fried Dough Dessert)

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• Nutella or melted chocolate
• Powdered sugar for dusting
• Grated lemon zest for topping — optional
• Strawberries — optional

Method

1. Put the water, butter, salt, and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. After the butter melts, add the flour and stir well with a wooden spoon until a cohesive dough forms. Stir for about 2 minutes, then remove from the heat.
   Timers: 2 min
3. Transfer the dough to a bowl and let it cool completely.
4. When the dough has cooled, add the first egg and mix well by hand, then add the second egg and the vanilla and knead again.
5. Cover the dough well and refrigerate for 24 hours.
   Timers: 1440 min
6. The next day, shape the chilled dough into small rounds and deep-fry the balls immediately in plenty of hot oil.
7. Remove the churro balls once they turn golden and place them on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
8. Dust with powdered sugar and lemon zest, and serve with room-temperature Nutella or chocolate sauce and fresh strawberries.
9. Churros recipe from a friend and site chef
10. Amal Khodr
11. Click Amal's name to visit her page on our site
12. For more delicious sweets from Amal see Cheese Halawa in Cups
13. To make Amal's fried crepe, see Fried Apple Crepe