Spanish Cuisine
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churros

Churros are fried-dough pastries, typically crispy on the outside and soft inside, often dusted with sugar and sometimes cinnamon. They are a popular sweet snack or breakfast item in Spain and many Spanish-speaking countries, enjoyed with hot chocolate or coffee. Churros hold cultural significance as a traditional street food and festive treat.

6 ingredients
sweetcrispyfriedcinnamonbuttery
Spanish70%
Indigenous30%

Ingredients

  • water
    1 cup
  • all-purpose flour
    1 cup
  • salt
    1/4 teaspoon
  • olive oil or vegetable oil
    for frying
  • granulated sugar
    to taste
  • ground cinnamon
    optional, to taste

Method

Steps not available

Churros likely originated in Spain in the early modern period, possibly inspired by Portuguese or Chinese fried dough pastries. They became popular among shepherds for their simplicity and portability.

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

ingredients+techniques
Indigenous30%
ingredient_origin
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