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I absolutely love doughnuts. I guess it’s hard to beat deep-fried batter covered in sugar and filled with all kinds of yummy stuffings…
However, there’s one deep-fried treat I love even more: churros. For those who know me well, it’s pretty obvious why I can’t get my hands off these: they’re covered in cinnamon sugar! As a cinnamon addict, that’s pretty much as good as it gets.
Traditionally churros are eaten for breakfast in Spain and Latin America. I first ate churros on one of our many holidays to Mallorca. They weren’t that good to be honest, just deep-fried rings tasting of nothing but grease. Little did I know that these finger-shaped doughnuts can in fact be absolutely amazing.
I only rediscovered churros in Luxembourg – of all places – at the annual Schueberfouer, a huge fun fair which takes place every year in September in the heart of Luxembourg city. It’s pretty much a coglomeration of fun rides (think rollercoasters, ghost rides and a massive ferris wheel) and food stalls. One of the many food huts is the – in Luxembourg infamous – “Jean la Gaufre“. This Belgian waffle stall started selling churros about a decade ago. And that was the beginning of my love affair with churros: crunchy deep-fried dough, covered in a generous dusting of cinnamon sugar, and served with a Nutella-style chocolate dip. Every year I return to my hometown for the Schueberfouer, and every year I can’t wait to get my hands on a portion of sweet, crispy churros.
So, for this post I decided to give it a go, and make my own churros. After all, what can be so hard about deep-frying some batter? Well, nothing really (apart from making the whole flat smell of frying batter, but that’s well worth it). It’s as easy as pie! So, give it a go and see for yourself why churros are the best treat in the world!
February 16, 2012
Wow, these look soooo yummy! I absolutely love churros and it’s about the only thing I eat at the Schueberfouer every year (and at the “Mäertchen” as well :-)). I’ve never thought about making them myself so far but I’ll definitely give it a try now thanks to your recipe!
Great blog, by the way! I’ve been reading it for a while and really like the layout, your writing and, of course, your recipes!
Ah yes, how could I forget the Märtchen! Yum yum!!
Delicious looking churros!
Thank you!
These looks amazing! I am def going to have to try these soon. And I love the chili chocolate sauce mmmmmmmm making me hungry….
off to raid the fridge
Naomi, how come you haven’t been around for dinner at mine yet! We need to change that! Once Emma’s back from Jamaica, you two come over and I feed you! Basta! 🙂
Oh my this looks so delious – Actually here in Copenhagen you can buy them freshly made and still warm at Tivoli – I usually have mine with strawberry jam – fab winter food.
PS can’t wait to hear you speak on The Hive in May. I’ll be there too
Ah yes, I was in Copenhagen a few years ago but unfortunately didn’t make it to the Tivoli! Looking forward to meeting you in Berlin at The Hive, yay!
Oh how i love churros, and since living in spain i can have them every da! We even have a churro place that is open 24/7 !!
Argh, now you’re making me SUPER jealous!!! Where is that place! I need to go!!!
This reminds me of afternoons with my grandpa. He had a churro machine and we used to have them all the time filled with “dulce de leche” (a heavy caramel). Oh, I miss him and I miss eating home made churros.
Oh that sounds fantastic! He had a churro machine?! Wow! And filled with dulce de leche sounds to die for! Want some now! 🙂
Hi Anne, Love your recipes, however, here in America we don’t measure by grams (g,) so I’m have to guess what some of your ingredient measurements are… Any chance you can include (via ” / “) cups and ounces ( / c. , / oz.) for we Americans ? I / we don’t have a conversion chart handy when cooking, baking… thx, Char D.
PS, Love churros, too ! Look forward to trying these soon, Char D.
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