Churro Recipe
Churros are a glorious invention of the Spanish cuisine. Have a parent or a friend
help you make this recipe today!
Ingredients
Vegetable Oil
1 Cup Water
1/2 Cup Margarine or Butter
1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
3 Eggs
Powdered Sugar or Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture
Directions
Heat oil (1 1/2 inches) to 375˚ in a 4-quart Dutch oven or deep saucepan.
Heat water and margarine to rolling boil in 3-quart saucepan.
Remove from heat; quickly stir in flour and salt.
Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball.
Remove from heat; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until smooth and glossy.
Spoon mixture into pastry bag fitted with star tip #6.
Squeeze 5-inch strips of dough into hot oil.
Cook in oil, turning frequently, until deep golden brown; drain.
Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar.
Serve warm.
Enjoy!
Mexico Hidden Pictures
See if you can find the following items in the picture below. Then color the picture.
Mexican Tin Ornaments
What you need
• Disposable aluminum trays or pie tins
• Permanent markers or acrylic paint
• Dull pencil
• The end of a paint brush or a closed ballpoint pen
• Hole punch
• Soft working surface (stack of magazines, paper, or
computer mouse pad)
• Scissors, tape, and paper
• Optional: wire, yarn, ribbon, beads
What you do
1. Cut away the sides of the baking tray or pie tin to
create a small rectangle, square, or circle. Tape can be
placed around the edges to make the foil safer to
handle.
2. Draw a picture onto a piece of paper the same size as
your aluminum sheet. Keep the illustrations simple.
3. Tape the picture to the aluminum sheet.
4. Place the aluminum sheet and picture onto the stack of magazines and trace over
the lines with the dull pencil.
5. Remove the paper drawing from the aluminum sheet. You will see light
markings where you traced the figure. Go over these markings with the closed
pen or back of a paint brush. Press down hard to indent all lines and dots.
6. You can indent certain areas of the picture or emboss them by rubbing on the
opposite side.
7. Color your design with permanent markers or paint.
8. Punch holes in your creation. String with wire and beads to create a beautiful
wall hanging.
Permission granted from Florida Library Youth Program, 2008 Workshop Manual
and Riley Roam, Page Turner Adventures.
Bibliography
P-2
Ada, Alma Flor, and F. Isabel Campoy. Pio Peep! Traditional Spanish Nursery
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Spanish and English. The English translations have a nice rhythm and rhyme. This
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RC 58006
K-3
Montes, Marisa. Juan Bobo Goes to Work. A retelling of a traditional Puerto
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BR 14036
2-4
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Folk art-style illustrations complement the immediacy of a young Mexican girl’s
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better economic opportunities.
RC 58948
4-7
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RC 50432
Teen
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