[Sca-cooks] Churros

[Dan Phelps]

Was written:

> There are a few different kinds of churros out there too.  In downtown
> Tijuana they sell a very lovely one, freshly cooked (still warm) made with
> a yeast base, dusted with a sugar and canela cinnamon. They are really
> really nice.
>
> On the American side, the crap you usually get is a nasty baking powder
> mix, not sold fresh, not even close to warm. (YUCK!)
>
> Both of them tend to have open centers down the middle because of the
> leavening agents. Sometimes they're sold in mexican food stands with a
> fruit filling down the center (I haven't worked up the nerve to try
those).

Brings back memories... summer of 1975... was attending my Geological Field
Camp near Rancho de Taos New Mexico in the Sangre de Christo Mountains.  We
were using SMU's facilities and ate at their Mess Hall breakfast and dinner.
Never knew what those things were until now... dusted with powdered sugar
and eaten with honey poured into them.  Really tasty.