Air Fryer Churros

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These Air Fryer Churros are homemade churros made with just 4 ingredients and coated in cinnamon sugar. They are also egg-free and dairy-free, and you don't need a piping bag to shape them!

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Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Servings: churros

Calories: 126.9kcal

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Ingredients

1 cup All-Purpose Flour (note 1)
2 tablespoons Oil (note 2)
1 cup Boiled Water (note 3)
1 tablespoon Sugar (note 4)

Cinnamon Sugar

2 teaspoons Cinnamon
⅓ cup Sugar

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, stir flour and sugar. Set aside.
Add the water and oil in a non-stick saucepan.
Bring to medium-high heat until it reaches a high boil.
When the water boils, remove the lid and remove from the heat.
Immediately pour the flour and stir energetically with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to form a soft, elastic dough ball.
Lightly oil a work surface, place the dough ball on it, and let it cool down for 5 minutes or until safe to touch by hand.
Roll into a cylinder - see pictures above for help. Use a sharp knife to cut the cylinder into 8 pieces.
Roll each piece of churro dough into 5-inch long logs.
Using a fork, press marks all over the surface of each log to mimic the churro shape. It won't mark as well as piping, but it's easier than piping the dough. (note 5 for piping dough).
Spray cooking oil on the air fryer basket.
Place each churro in the air fryer basket, and make sure they don't touch each other.
Air fry for 15 minutes at 400°F (200°C), flipping the churros halfway until they are light golden brown.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, prepare the cinnamon-sugar mixture by stirring the cinnamon and sugar evenly. Set aside.
Remove the warm churros from the air fryer and place them on a baking sheet. Spray cooking oil on all sides of each churro, then toss in cinnamon sugar to coat.

Notes

Note 1: I didn't try gluten-free flour and can't recommend this choice.

Note 2: Any oil like canola oil, light olive oil, or margarine works.

Note 3: You can also use almond milk or soy milk, but they won't crisp as much.

Note 4: Any crystal sweetener can be used, like coconut sugar or brown sugar.

Note 5: The dough is difficult to pipe. It only works with a strong pastry bag with a large star tip. Fill the bag with dough, pipe it on the basket into a 5-inch long churros, and cut it with scissors to let go of the churros on the air fryer basket.

Storage: Store for up to 2 days in an airtight container at room temperature. Rewarm a few minutes in the air fryer to serve.

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