Churros II
This vegetarian builds water, milk and butter into a hearty meal you can have ready in about 65 minutes. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Dairy Egg
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How to make it
- In a saucepan, combine the water, milk, butter, salt and sugar and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat until the butter has fully melted.
- Remove from the heat, add all the flour at once, and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a smooth ball that pulls away from the sides of the pan.
- Let the dough cool for about 5 minutes, then beat in the eggs one at a time followed by the vanilla, mixing until the dough is smooth, thick and glossy.
- Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip and stir together the coating sugar and cinnamon on a shallow plate.
- Heat the oil in a deep, heavy pot to 180 C (360 F), then pipe 10 to 12 cm lengths of dough directly into the oil, cutting them off with scissors and frying only a few at a time.
- Fry for 2 to 3 minutes per batch, turning, until deep golden brown and cooked through, then lift out with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- While still warm, roll the churros in the cinnamon sugar to coat and serve right away.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Saucepan · Pan · Large pot
Ingredient substitutions
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
Tips & common questions
How long does Churros II take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 11 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of milk?
Try any unsweetened plant milk. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Churros II vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Churros II is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Churros en Mercado Medieval de Orihuela.jpg by Keith Williamson from Bigastro, Spain, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.