Meatless Monday: Baked Churros

Reduced Guilt Baked Churros adapted from Isabel’s Cantina cookbook
Prep Time: 10 mins Cooking time: 15 mins
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1 cup all purpose flour
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup cinnamon sugar
cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan combine the butter, salt and water. Bring to a boil over medium high. Remove from heat add the flower and stir to combine. Place dough into the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment. With the mixer on medium low add one egg at a time making sure each egg in combined before adding another. When all the eggs are are combined add the vanilla. Spoon the dough into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Lightly spray a cookie sheet and pipe 8 inch rows of the dough with at least 1 inch between each churro. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Place cinnamon sugar in a paper bag. Spray one churro lightly with cooking spray, place it in the bag and gently shake until coated. Repeat until all the churros are finished. Makes about 10 churros.