Churros: from Andalusia to the Americas

Churros are a type of fried dough the origins of which can be traced to Spanish and Portuguese cuisine. Made from choux pastry piped into hot oil through a star-shaped nozzle using a churrera, the dough forms ridged, prism-like shapes that may be straight, curled or spirally twisted. Fried until crisp, churros are often sprinkled with sugar, though regional recipes differ, and some incorporate potato, butter, milk or eggs.

In Spain and much of Latin America, they appear in cafés at breakfast...