Bring lard, 250 ml water (1 cup) and salt to the boil in a pot. Sift flour on top and stir in with a perforated spoon. Turn off the stove and leave to stand on it while stirring until the dough separates from the bottom as a lump and a white film forms on the bottom of the pot. Remove from the heat and pour into a mixing bowl. Cool down and stir several times. Add the eggs and stir in with a perforated spoon until a smooth dough is formed. Heat the oil in a wide pot to 175-180 ° C.
Pour dough into a piping bag with a large star-shaped spout. Carefully squirt 3 strips (each approx. 13 cm long) directly into the hot oil, cutting them off with a knife. Fry for 4-5 minutes while turning until golden brown. Mix sugar and cinnamon. Remove the churros with a ladle, let them drip off briefly on kitchen paper and then turn them in the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Process the rest of the dough in the same way
Pour the dough directly into the oil, as it is so tender that you can no longer handle it