Oven Baked Churros
Difficulty Level: Advanced
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Prep Time:25 Minutes
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Cook Time:PT50M25 Minutes
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Yield:30 small churros
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flour
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 236.59ml water
- 78.86ml butter
- 4.26g vanilla
- 25.56g brown sugar
- 1.07g salt
- 236.59ml flour
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 38.34g melted butter
- 118.29ml granulated sugar
- 8.52g cinnamon
A beloved Spanish treat, these cinnamon sugar-coated pastry sticks are so delicious and made healthier and more approachable by baking them in your oven.
Preparation
STEP 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
STEP 2
Add water, butter, vanilla, brown sugar, and salt to a medium sized saucepan. Place over medium heat and bring to a light boil.
STEP 3
Turn heat down to low and add flour. With a wooden spoon mix in the flour until dough forms into a ball and pulls away from the sides of the pan.
STEP 4
Off heat add eggs one at a time, mixing with spoon to fully incorporated after each.
STEP 5
Transfer dough to a piping bag fitted with a large star pastry tip.
STEP 6
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pipe churros into small strips (around 3-4”) leaving a 2-inch space between each. Repeat on multiple sheet pans to use all dough.
STEP 7
Bake churros for about 25 minutes until golden brown and crisp.
STEP 8
After you remove your churros from the oven let them cool slightly so you can handle them. While cooling mix sugar with cinnamon. Roll in or brush your churros with melted butter and coat in cinnamon sugar.
STEP 9
Serve on their own or with chocolate ganache, hot chocolate, dole de leche, or café con leche for dipping.
Options
Traditionally churros are deep fried. If you would like to deep fry, heat oil in a pot to 350° F. Pipe your churros directly into the hot oil using a pair of kitchen sheers to cut them to your desired length. Work in batches to not over crowd the pan.