Churros
Recipe from John Kanell · original post · full recipe on preppykitchen.com
Crisp, golden churros piped from choux pastry, fried, tossed in cinnamon sugar and served with a chocolate dipping sauce.
Serves 18 30 minKid-friendly
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- granulated sugar — divided165 g
- ground cinnamon — 4 tsp; divided10 g
- unsalted butter85 g
- salt — ½ tsp3 g
- all-purpose flour120 g
- large eggs4 ea
- vanilla extract — 1 tsp5 ml
- vegetable oil — for frying1.5 l
- chocolate chips90 g
- heavy cream120 ml
Method
- For the coating: stir together 150 g of the sugar and 2 tsp of the cinnamon in a large bowl or shallow dish. Set aside.
- For the churros: in a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and the salt to a boil over medium-high heat. As soon as it boils, take the pan off the heat.
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Dairy-free
- 85 g Dairy-free butter instead of unsalted butter
- 90 g Dairy-free dark chocolate chips instead of chocolate chips
- 120 ml Oat cream instead of heavy cream
Nothing changes in the dough or frying; melt the dairy-free chocolate gently into the oat cream as before.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Woolworths NZBest choice· $18.07 of food
$46.79
61% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
- granulated sugar
Pak'nSave· $15.92 of food
$36.47
56% spare
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- granulated sugar
- large eggs
New World· $4.83 of food
$30.95
84% spare
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- granulated sugar
- large eggs
- vegetable oil
- heavy cream
$1.00a serve
from $1.00 a serve at Woolworths NZ · 9 of 10 ingredients priced
About $18.07 of ingredients used for 18 serves.
$46.10 across 3 shops · 9 of 10 items priced · $3.41 more for bigger packs, 67% spare for later
Woolworths NZBest choice$18.07
missing 1 item
you'll pay $46.79 · 61% of it spare
Pak'nSave$15.92
missing 2 items
you'll pay $36.47 · 56% of it spare
New World$4.83
missing 4 items
you'll pay $30.95 · 84% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$12.63
salt
$0.14/100g
need 3 gTATA Salt 1 kg$1.39
Pak'nSave$0.14/100g$1.39·New World$0.20/100g$1.59·Woolworths NZ$1.79
all-purpose flour
$0.126/100g
need 120 gPams Pure Plain Flour 100g 1.5 kg$1.89closest matchreal special
Pak'nSave$0.126/100g$1.89·Woolworths NZ$2.00·New World$0.133/100g$2.00
chocolate chips
$1.10/100g
need 90 gPams Dark Compound Chocolate Chips 100g 400 g$4.39
Pak'nSave$1.10/100g$4.39·New World$1.20/100g$4.79·Woolworths NZ$5.00
heavy cream
$1.98/100ml
need 120 mlAnchor Thickened Cream Twin Pack 100ml 250 ml$4.96
Pak'nSave$1.98/100ml$4.96·Woolworths NZ$5.06·New WorldN/A
Buy at Woolworths NZ$23.68
ground cinnamon
$2.60
need 10 gGreggs cinnamon ground 30 gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$2.60·Pak'nSave$0.925/10g$2.59·New World$0.930/10g$2.79
large eggs
$8.40
need 4 itemsFarmer Brown eggs cage free barn size 7 12 pack
Woolworths NZ$8.40·Pak'nSaveN/A·New WorldN/A
vanilla extract
$4.79
need 5 mlQueen Organic vanilla extract 50 mlclosest match
Woolworths NZ$4.79·Pak'nSave$1.36/10ml$6.79·New World$2.00/10ml$9.99
vegetable oil
$7.89
need 1.5 LWoolworths vegetable oil 2 L
Woolworths NZ$7.89·Pak'nSave$0.54/100ml$2.69·New WorldN/A
Buy at New World$9.79
unsalted butter
$1.96/100g
need 85 gMainland Unsalted Butter 500 g$9.79closest match
New World$1.96/100g$9.79·Pak'nSave$3.20/100g$6.39·Woolworths NZ$9.26
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- granulated sugar · 165 g