• In a heavy bottom pan, add water.
  1 Cup Water
• Add butter, sugar, vanilla essence and whisk nicely till the mixture starts to boil.
  2 tbsp Butter, 2 tbsp Castor Sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
• Now lower the flame, add flour. Mix very nicely. Add salt also if using oil or unsalted butter.
  1 Cup Flour, 1/4 tsp Salt
• Take off the flame and mix well so that the flour combines nicely in the mixture without forming any lumps.
• Again stir 3-4 times the dough with the help of a spatula. Mix till smooth.
• Let it cool down a bit, when it still feels warm to touch, transfer some mixture in a piping bag, fitted with a star nozzle.

To Air Fry

• Pipe the dough into small sticks or strips on a parchment paper or baking sheet.
• You can freeze the dough for about 15-30 mins, or air fry directly.
• Spray or brush the air fryer basket lightly with oil.
• Arrange Churros in the basket keeping enough space between each piece.
• Air Fry for 15 mins at 200° C or 375° F or till churros are light golden brown in color.
• Take out of the air fryer and let it cool for a minute and then roll in the cinnamon sugar.

To Bake

• Pipe the dough on a baking sheet or parchment paper. Keep space between the pieces.
• You can freeze for at least 15-30 mins.
• Then bake in preheated oven at 200° C or 375° F.
• Cool it a bit for a min. and then roll it in cinnamon sugar.
• Alternatively you can also, dip churros in melted butter or drizzle melted butter over baked/air fried churros and cool the churros a bit and then roll in cinnamon sugar.
  Melted butter(optional)

Storage

• Churros taste best when served warm and fresh. But you can store the leftover cooked churros in an airtight container. Freeze for a month and refrigerate for about 4-5 days,
• Do not roll the baked/air fried churros in cinnamon sugar if planning to freeze.
• You can also, freeze the pipped dough for about a month. Pipe on a parchment paper, freeze for about 30 mins. when the pipped lines become frimmer then transfer to an airtight container and freeze.

Reheating

• Reheat the refrigerated Churros on preheat mode or till these are warm enough to serve.
• To air fry or bake the frozen churros, take out of the freeze line on the air fryer basket or baking tray lightly brushed with oil.
• Brush the dough with oil or melted butter and then bake or air fry at 200° C or 375° F in preheated oven or air fryer. set the timer for 15 mins. or bake till golden brown in color.

To fry Churros the traditional way

• Heat oil in pan/kadhai, drop a small piece of batter in oil, it should sizzle and rise up. Oil is ready to fry.
  2 Cups Oil
• Pipe the dough straight into hot oil . Use a scissor to cut the end and drop the dough in oil. Checkout the video.
• Fry for 2 mins. from all the sides. Use a pair of tongs for even frying.
• Fry till golden brown, take out and cool for a min. Then roll in the cinnamon sugar.

Cinnamon Sugar

• Mix together castor sugar and cinnamon powder in a dish or plate.
  1 tsp Cinnamon Powder, ½ tsp Castor Sugar or very fine sugar
• You can powder the sugar of castor sugar is not available.