Still More Fried Fun Foods
Churros Fil-A'
Filled Churros Confections
Filled Churros Confections
product has a lot of grooves around the exterior of the fried confection and there is
usually some kind of sweet topping or dusting. There is no standard of identity for a
Churro. Now comes the “filled” Churro, which is created by extruding the Churro dough
with a hollow center. This “looks like a Churro” confection is then deep-fried. The
internal hole is retained during the fry process and once it is slightly cooled, a flavorful
filling is squirted down into the hole to fill the cavity, much the same as you would put
a cream filling into a Chocolate Eclair or a Cream Puff. Frequently, a Caramel, Jelly or
Chocolate filling is squeezed into the opening in the hollow Churro using a soft plastic
squeeze bottle, such as the #5047 or #5048, shown on page 68. The #9005 Hollow
Churro Extruder looks a lot like the #9001 shown to the right. However, because each
hollow Churro needs to be squeezed off and one end “pinched” before frying, it is not
recommended that you place your Hollow Churros Extruder over a fryer. Also, note the
cylinder diameter has been reduced - because we have no control over the texture of the
batter, you are more likely to get satisfactory performance if you try to squeeze only one
rather than several Churros. The #9005 includes two Cylinders and four End Caps. It’s
recommended that you carry additional Cylinders for a busy location.
Churros (Fritterstix)
Churros have intrigued us for quite some time, as they really sell around Mexico. But up
here they did not do so well, as they lacked taste and got too hard. We experimented
with several Churros Extruders, but they were too big and complicated. We experimented
with many mixes, too. We finally came up the right combination of extruder and mix. With
our Fritterstix Extruder, you set it right on top of the fryer and extrude eight Fritterstix at a
time into the oil. They will curl a little. Cook, drain and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. We
suggest serving them in a #2067PL Plain Cone. The mix is quite stiff, so a commercial
bakery mixer is a must for large sales. This product was sold with great success at many
festivals this past summer under many different names - Tiger Tails, Pig Tails, Mexican
Donuts, Etc.
