Baked Churro Donuts
 
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Baked Churro Donuts are melt in your mouth good!!
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Recipe type: Sweets
Serves: 12-16 Donuts
Ingredients
  • FOR THE CHURROS:
  • ½ cup (125 g) (unsalted) Butter, melted
  • ⅓ cup (85 g) Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste (or extract)
  • 3 Eggs
  • a pinch of Salt
  • 1 tsp Rum (optional)
  • ½ tsp Cinnamon
  • a pinch of Ground Nutmeg
  • 2 cups (250 g) All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1⅓ cup Milk
  • FOR THE CHURRO TOPPING:
  • ¼ cup (57 g) Butter, melted
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
  • FOR THE CHOCOLATE SAUCE:
  • 3 tsp Cornstarch
  • 1¼ cup Milk
  • 50 g Chocolate
  • Sugar, to taste
Preparation Instructions
  1. Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Then in an electric mixer whip the melted butter a bit to add some air to it. Then gradually add the sugar and vanilla extract and continue to mix until the batter is smooth.
  2. Add the 3 eggs one at a time along with a pinch of salt and the rum to the mixer and beat until the mixture is smooth.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift your flour and then whisk in your baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  4. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk to the mixer. Beat the batter until it’s slightly running. You’re looking for a texture like pancake or waffle batter.
  5. Spray your non-stick donut baking trays with cooking spray and pour the batter into each tin. I found it best to fill mine up so it was about even with the center form of the donut so you have nice, big donuts. Bake the donuts in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and comes out cleanly.
  6. Let the donuts cool in the pan on a cooling rack for 5 minutes, then turn them out onto the rack until they are cooled.
  7. For the topping: Brush each donut completely with melted butter. Then dip the butter in the cinnamon-sugar mixture or sprinkle completely with cinnamon sugar and them them sit on the cooling rack to let the topping adhere.
  8. For the chocolate sauce: Mix ¼ cup of the milk with the cornstarch and set it aside. In a small saucepan, heat the chocolate and remaining milk over medium heat stirring regularly until the chocolate melted. Then add the cornstarch and milk mixture to the chocolate and stir until the mixture is thickened. Add sugar to your liking to get the desired sweetness. Serve alongside the donuts as a dipping sauce and enjoy!
Notes
Note that these don’t need a chocolate sauce and you can always make your own favorite chocolate dipping sauce, which is what I’ll do in the future.
Recipe by Can Cook, Will Travel at https://cancookwilltravel.com/baked-churro-donuts/