Sweet sticks
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. This recipe for sweet sticks comes from Spain, where they are known as churros. They can be served with powdered sugar, your favorite sauce or topping, as well as condensed milk or jam, for example. The finished dessert can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. To prepare the dough, place butter, sugar, and a pinch of salt into a small saucepan or pot. Add water and set over heat.
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Step 2
2. When the butter begins to melt, add the sifted flour and start stirring.
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Step 3
3. When the mixture becomes smooth, add the eggs one at a time, continuing to mix. This is quite a simple recipe for sweet sticks, so you won't have to spend much time working with the dough.
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Step 4
4. Next, heat a fairly large amount of vegetable oil, as sweet sticks need to be deep-fried when prepared at home. Meanwhile, transfer the dough into a piping bag. If you don't have one on hand, you can make a small cut in an ordinary plastic bag.
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Step 5
5. Only when the oil is properly heated, carefully squeeze out a small amount of dough, adjusting the length of the sticks by cutting the dough with scissors.
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Step 6
6. After frying, place the sticks on a rack to drain off excess oil.
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Step 7
7. Combine sugar with cinnamon and mix thoroughly.
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Step 8
8. While still warm, roll the sticks in sugar on all sides.
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Step 9
9. How to make sweet sticks even more delicious? Serve them with chocolate sauce. To make the sauce, chop the chocolate and mix it with cream.
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Step 10
10. Heat and reduce the mixture to a sauce-like consistency. That's it—serve these sticks while still warm.