Easy Homemade Churros Recipe

It is impossible not to crave Spanish desserts when they are so delightfully rich and come in all shapes and forms.

With the homemade churros, you will have a crispy and soft treat ready in less than one hour, and the best part is that they are super easy to make.

In this article, we will share our recipe so that you learn how to make homemade churros from scratch with helpful bits of advice for storing, serving, and customizing the ingredients.

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Background of the Dish

The churro is one of the most iconic fried doughs in the world, originating in Spain hundreds of years ago as a convenient alternative for shepherds to replace stale bread.

As time went on, more people discovered this delicious treat, and it started being sold in markets and bakeries throughout the country, leading to the creation of regional variations, each with its own distinctive twist.

Homemade churros are one of the oldest and simplest versions of the recipe, requiring only flour, baking powder, water, and sugar as the main ingredients, along with vegetable oil for frying.

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Things You’ll Need for Homemade Churros

The ingredients for homemade churros are all purpose flour, water, baking powder, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract.

Similar to most homemade churros recipes, you will need a piping bag and a star tip, replaceable with a Ziploc bag (cutting the corner) or the traditional churrera.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (240ml) water
• 1 cup (125gr) all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon sugar (for the dough)
• 1/2 cup (100gr) white granulated sugar (for coating)
• Vegetable oil (For frying)

How to Make Homemade Churros – Step by Step Guide

1. For the first step in the homemade churros recipe grab a bowl and sift the all-purpose flour. Mix it with salt, baking powder, and sugar.

2. After that, grab a pot or saucepan and bring the water to a boil over medium heat. Once it boils, add the dry ingredient mixture all at the same time.

3. Then, stir the churro mix continuously for 3 minutes until you get a smooth dough. Add the vanilla extract and stir for one more minute. Make sure that all of the dry flour lumps are gone at this point.

4. To continue with this recipe for churros, let the dough cool for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, heat about 2 inches of vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat until it reaches 180°C or 350°F.

5. After that, fit a piping bag with a star tip (or cut the corner of a ziploc bag). Fill it with the churro dough. For an extra authentic Spanish churros recipe, you can use a churrera if you have one.

6. When the oil is hot enough, pipe the churro dough into the hot oil in a spiral. Be careful while doing this step so as not to overcrowd the pan.

7. Once the traditional Spanish churros reach that classic golden brown on the outside, remove them from the oil and place them on top of kitchen paper to drain the excess oil. You can cut one in half to be sure that they are fully cooked on the inside.

8. Now, grab a plate and put in the white granulated sugar. Pass the warm homemade churros through it to coat them (if they are warm the sugar will properly stick on them).

9. For the final step on the best churros recipe ever, simply serve them warm by themselves or with a nice cup of hot chocolate.

Substitution of Ingredients

As you can see in the explanation of how to make Spanish churros the process is super simple, and making replacements to the ingredients is even easier.

Apart from white sugar in the dough, other flavorings that you could use for the best churros are a bit of orange zest, a teaspoon of cinnamon, or a pinch of nutmeg.

The baking powder is essential so that your homemade churros get a soft texture on the inside, but you could substitute it with about 1 teaspoon (7gr) of dry yeast.

If white sugar doesn’t sound too appealing to you, you can copy the torrijas recipe and coat these delicious churros with cinnamon sugar.

Similar to other Spanish churros recipes, like the breakfast churros or the churros cheesecake, this one too can be easily turned into a gluten-free one if you replace the all-purpose flour with a GF blend.

For a healthier version, you can try the baked churros, which are still super delicious and easy to make.

Tips on Serving Homemade Churros

Something that we love about this recipe for homemade churros is that there are different ways of serving and enjoying them.

First, you can serve the homemade churros for breakfast as they are, and they pair best with warm drinks like tea, and coffee, or, for an authentic touch, you can prepare the Spanish hot chocolate recipe.

You can elevate the easy homemade churros recipe by serving them as an afternoon snack with a platter of fresh seasonal fruits, such as strawberries, kiwis, bananas, etc.

For dessert, you can elevate your churros into classic Spanish chocolate churros by drizzling warm, melted chocolate over them or serving them with small bowls of rich chocolate dipping sauce.

Are you a fan of sweet Andalusian treats? If so, you can create an indulgent holiday dessert spread by featuring a variety of regional favorites, including homemade churros alongside traditional delights like Spanish turrón, mantecados, and alfajores.

How to Store Homemade Churros

If you have leftover homemade churros or want to prepare them in advance, you can easily do so and store them for later.

In that case, let them cool, then keep them in an airtight container to maintain their freshness for up to 4 days.

You can also freeze the uncooked churros by laying them out on a baking sheet until solid, then transfer them to a freezer bag.

In both cases, reheat the homemade churros in the oven before serving, so that they recover their original crispy texture on the outside and soft on the inside.

Other Spanish desserts that you can make and store for a while are the Spanish almond cake, the Spanish flan recipe, the leche frita recipe, and the pestinos.

Recipe Card: Homemade Churros

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