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    Home » Small Bakes » Pumpkin Spice Churros #GBBO Batter Week

    Published on Sep 18, 2016. Modified on May 13, 2019 by bakingqueen74. This post may contain affiliate links. 27 Comments

    Pumpkin Spice Churros #GBBO Batter Week

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    The theme this week on the Great British Bake off was Batter, a new theme which some have found quite controversial – is it really baking?! And you can’t possibly have missed the other news that the show will be going over to Channel 4 and no longer be presented by Mel and Sue – sad news as I think it will become commercialised, and won’t be the same GBBO we all love anymore. We’ll have to wait and see I guess.

    For Batter Week, the bakers had to make signature savoury filled Yorkshire puddings, lace heart-shaped pancakes for the technical, and churros for the showstopper. I thought Benjamina did really well to win Star Baker. I was a bit sad to see Kate leave though as I liked her, and her previous bakes.

    My bake for Batter Week is pumpkin spice churros. I love pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin spice in baking (for example in my slow cooker spiced pumpkin cake). Pumpkin spice churros aren’t a new idea of course, there are loads of them on Pinterest, along with pumpkin spice in almost every recipe you can think of. I need to try making pumpkin spice granola next I think. Or maybe pumpkin spice brownies….

    Pumpkin Spice Churros

    The churro batter has pumpkin spice mix added to it to add extra flavour. This means it is light brown when you pipe out the batter, and it has a deeper colour than plain churros after baking.

    The sugar also has pumpkin spice mix in place of just cinnamon. I decided that there were more than enough calories in the deep-fried pumpkin spice churros with sugar themselves without adding chocolate dipping sauce so I served mine as they were!

    Pumpkin Spice Churros

    I found the churro batter easy to make, it required a lot of strenuous stirring with a wooden spoon but nothing out of the ordinary really, and very like making choux pastry.

    I now have a small jar of pumpkin spice to use in lattes and baking for the next few weeks too. It is so easy to make, make sure you try it, I bet you will have all the spices you need in your cupboards.

    Pumpkin Spice Churros

    After deep-frying, which I did in a wok with about an inch of vegetable oil, and used my Thermapen to check the oil had reached the right temperature, the churros were crispy on the outside, with sweetness from the pumpkin spice sugar sprinkled on top, and soft and fluffy in the centre.

    They look almost caramelised from the extra colour added by the pumpkin spice sugar too – yum! We all loved them and they didn’t last long unsurprisingly. While they took quite a while to make, I would make them again for a special occasion as the results are so good.

     

    A photo posted by Lucy @ BakingQueen74 (@bakingqueen74) on Sep 17, 2016 at 8:01am PDT

     

    Pumpkin Spice Churros

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    Pumpkin Spice Churros

     

    Pumpkin spice churros

    These deep-fried treats are spiced with pumpkin spice to make them perfect for fall
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: European
    Prep Time: 25 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 266kcal
    Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

    Ingredients

    • 130 g plain flour
    • 10 g pumpkin pie spice
    • Pinch of salt
    • 350 ml boiling water
    • 2 tbsp caster sugar
    • 120 g unsalted butter
    • 3 medium free-range eggs
    • For the pumpkin spice sugar:
    • 80 g caster sugar
    • 1 tbsp pumpkin spice
    • Sunflower oil for frying

    To make the pumpkin spice mix I used the following (adapted to my taste from the recipe shown in the notes):

    • 3 tbsp ground cinnamon
    • 2 tsp ground nutmeg
    • 2 tsp ground ginger
    • 1 tsp ground all spice
    • 1 tsp ground cloves
    UK Measurements - US Measurements

    Instructions 

    • Mix the tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice, all the flour and salt in a large bowl.
    • Put the butter and boiling water in a saucepan and heat on a low heat until it starts to simmer and then boil.
    • Remove the pan from the heat and quickly add the flour mixture and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until there are no lumps and you have a smooth thick dough.
    • Leave it to cool for 5 minutes, then add the eggs one by one, mixing well between each addition until the egg is properly incorporated.
    • Leave the batter to rest for 15 minutes. You can start to heat your oil slowly during this time, in a deep-fat fryer or in a deep wok.
    • Pipe the batter onto baking paper using a large star tip. Use a knife to cut off the lengths.
    • Check your oil is at temperature before starting to fry. If you are a bit scared of deep-fat frying, as I was, you can reach this brilliant post by Becca from Amuse Your Bouche about deep-frying at home as a guide before you start.
    • Deep-fry a couple of churros as a time for a couple of minutes on each side, then drain them on kitchen roll before rolling in the pumpkin spice sugar.

    Notes

    Churro recipe adapted from BBC Good Food.
    Pumpkin spice recipe adapted from The Pioneer Woman.
    Did you try and love this recipe?Then please leave a review and rating in the comments at the bottom of the post. If you post your creation on Instagram, tag me @bakingqueen74 or use hashtag #bakingqueen74!

     

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    1. Stacey Guilliatt says

      November 30, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      Oh my, these look amazing! Going to have to make some of this pumpkin spice mix I think, I do have everything!

      Reply
    2. Helen Costello says

      September 30, 2016 at 1:39 pm

      Thanks for sharing your pumpkin spice recipe – I’m determined not to buy ready mixed this year. Love your Churros – They would disappear super quick in this house! #BakeoftheWeek

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 30, 2016 at 5:44 pm

        Thank you Helen! I daren’t make them again to stop me from eating them all!

        Reply
    3. Alma @ Vorrei says

      September 22, 2016 at 6:28 am

      Yummy!! That looks and sounds really good!! have to try that someday soon!

      Reply
    4. Sarah Trivuncic, Maison Cupcake says

      September 21, 2016 at 1:53 pm

      What wonderful looking churros! I love the idea of them having pumpkin in them!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 23, 2016 at 9:07 am

        Thanks Sarah! No pumpkin this time as I didn’t know what would happen to the consistency, but must try that one day. just the pumpkin pie spice mix this time.

        Reply
    5. HELEN says

      September 21, 2016 at 11:37 am

      these look great & I bet they tasted amazing! I love pumpkin spice & used to have a very small pot of Mccormicks pumpkin pie spice that I bought in America. I’m definitely going to use your recipe to make some more as I do love using it around Christmas.

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 23, 2016 at 9:06 am

        Thanks Helen! I must not make them too often!

        Reply
    6. Rebecca Beesley (The Beesley Buzz) says

      September 20, 2016 at 9:51 am

      mmmm! What a lovely flavour and they look great that colour too. x

      Reply
    7. Jacqui Bellefontaine says

      September 19, 2016 at 12:34 pm

      Bet these taste amazing. I wasn’t brave enough to add anything to the churros mixture itself.

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 19, 2016 at 9:02 pm

        Thanks Jacqui, i found the whole process rather scary with the deep frying!

        Reply
    8. jennypaulin says

      September 18, 2016 at 9:17 pm

      what a great idea for flavouring your churros Lucy, very in season and they look a lovely shape. thank you for linking up x

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 19, 2016 at 9:01 pm

        Thanks Jenny, they were so tasty

        Reply
    9. Hazel says

      September 18, 2016 at 5:24 pm

      oh yes pumpkin spice is all sorts of nice!! These look great Lucy x

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 18, 2016 at 7:31 pm

        Thanks Hazel, I think your Oreo ones sound delish too

        Reply
    10. Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says

      September 18, 2016 at 3:55 pm

      Love the sound of the pumpkin spice in these Churros Lucy, yum!
      Angela x

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 18, 2016 at 7:31 pm

        Thanks Angela!

        Reply
    11. Heidi Roberts says

      September 18, 2016 at 3:30 pm

      Pumpkin spice is perfect for the coming months – very autumnal

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 18, 2016 at 7:31 pm

        Thanks Heidi, certainly a favourite here for Autumn

        Reply
    12. Janice @FarmersgirlCook says

      September 18, 2016 at 2:43 pm

      They look amazing Lucy. I’m going to try the oven baked ones at some point. Definitely less scary!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 18, 2016 at 7:30 pm

        I agree! But of preparation though and this went fine, I read Becca’s tips first

        Reply
    13. Fuss Free Helen says

      September 18, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      I must get over the fear of my gas hob and deep frying. These looks so lovely.

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 18, 2016 at 7:29 pm

        Thanks Helen. In some ways it was less scary with an electric hob

        Reply
    14. Elizabeth says

      September 18, 2016 at 9:28 am

      I’ve never tried making churros before but they sound remarkably simple to do. In fact, I’ve only ever eaten them once before – at the food stalls at FBC last year!!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 18, 2016 at 10:13 am

        I missed that day so didn’t even try them! They had the same stalk at the Woking Food Fest the other day though

        Reply
    15. Cathy Glynn says

      September 18, 2016 at 9:20 am

      I have never tried pumpkin spice (what am I missing) it is on my try list now. Your churros look fab x

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        September 18, 2016 at 10:12 am

        Thank you Cathy! In the US you can get pumpkin spice in practically everything at this time of year I think!

        Reply

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