Thursday, May 5, 2011

The Americanized Cinco De Mayo Treat

We all like churro's, am I right? What if they happen to be right around 70 calories? These will turn that like, into a love. This recipe is so simple (a little too easy) and so tasty. It doesn't need to be Cinco De Mayo for you to bake these up! I just happened to create this recipe on the perfect holiday.

Directions

I begin with these baby's. The popular American dinner biscuit.


Next, I roll them out individually and slice them in half long ways. You should end up having double the amount of biscuits originally.


Now is where the sweetness comes in. Take about 3 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons or cinnamon (or however sugary/cinnamon-y you like it) and put it on a long enough plate to fit the strips. Use a fork to mix together the sugar and cinnamon until well combined. (Should look similar to what brown sugar looks like). Take your strips and press them in the sugar on both sides, make sure they are well coated. On a buttered cookie sheet, twist the strips from both ends like a corkscrew. Press the ends down on to the cookie sheet for the churro to stay in place. Repeat this for all the strips of dough, but don't crowd the cookie sheet, remember they do puff up. Bake the churro's for 6-8 minutes at 400 degrees, or until golden brown. For even more taste, dip the churro's again in the cinnamon sugar right out of the oven.


Share them with your friends, and Enjoy! 

Side Note: For a more warm yummy taste, add Cinnamon Hot Cocoa Mix to the sugar/cinnamon combination to dip the churro's in!