Churro Fries

Churros are awesome, but it can be a pain to pipe them out, as the dough is so thick and sticky. So I came up with a delicious alternative that makes the children very happy - Churro Fries!

You will need:

2 Cups Water (tap water is fine)

1/4 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon Sugar

2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil, plus more to fry them in

1 tsp. Salt

Scant Dash of Cinnamon

2 Cups Flour

to top: Cinnamon and Sugar mix (I get it made already, but I think that a 2:1 sugar to cinnamon ratio would work just fine!)

Directions:

- Place the water, oil (the 2 T), salt, and sugar in a saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.

- Immediately add in the flour and cinnamon.
- Mix really well, until it is a big, sticky-ish ball.
- While the dough cools down enough to handle, put oil in your deep fryer up to the max line (or pour a good amount into a big pot if you don't have a fryer)
- Turn the fryer to 390 degrees and allow to heat up (or heat the oil until the temp reaches 390 in the pot).

- Hand roll small amounts of the dough into french fry shape and size. You will get a LOT of fries (which is great if you have children, as they will finish half before you are done!)
- Fry in small batches (I fry like 8 at a time, as my fryer is small. Larger batches may require a longer frying time.) for just a minute or two. (the fries will be light in color, but have that fried look)

- Dry on a paper towel for 1 minute, then roll in the cinnamon/sugar mixture.

- Enjoy!! <3