Description
Easy recipe for baked cinnamon sugar churro bites.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, for coating
- Vegetable oil spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a saucepan, combine water, sugar, salt, and butter. Bring to a boil, stirring until butter melts.
- Remove from heat. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously until a dough forms.
- Transfer dough to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
- Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil spray. Pipe 1-inch pieces of dough onto the baking sheet.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- While baking, combine cinnamon and sugar in a shallow dish.
- Once baked, let churro bites cool slightly. Then, toss them in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add a pinch of nutmeg.
- You can also fry these for a more traditional churro.
- Dip in chocolate sauce for extra fun.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 churro bite
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 25mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
