Cha Cha Churros For Cinco de Mayo

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Cinco de Mayo is coming up and for many of you that probably means visiting your local tex-mex joint to chow down on a burrito and wash it all down with a margarita. Why not try something new this year and make some of your favorite dishes that you would get at a restaurant, at home? This recipe is a fun one to make because it isn't very often that you get to make your own churros at home.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups milk

• 4 tbsp unsalted butter

• 1 tbsp sugar, plus more for coating

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1/4 tsp cinnamon

• pinch of salt

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 4 large eggs

• Vegetable oil, for frying

Directions:

1. Bring the milk, butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.

2. Reduce the heat to medium low and add the flour. Stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture gathers into a ball after about 1 minute.

3. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool slightly for about 5 minutes. Beat the eggs in one at a time with a mixer. Transfer the batter to a Ziploc bag with the tip of a corner cut off.

4. Put about 1/2 cup of sugar in a shallow dish for coating the churros. Heat about 2 inches vegetable oil in a wide saucepan until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350 degrees F.

5. Squeeze 3-inch-long segments of batter into the hot oil; use scissors to cut off the segments. Fry, turning once, until golden brown, about 3 minutes per batch. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain briefly, then roll in the sugar and cinnamon.