Churros

Tags: #dessert #spanish #fried #cinnamon #crispy Serving: 20 churros Total time: 45 minutes

Crispy Spanish fried pastries dusted with cinnamon sugar and served with rich chocolate sauce.

Ingredients

• 240ml water
• 85g butter
• 15g sugar
• 2g salt
• 125g all-purpose flour
• 3 large eggs
• 1000ml vegetable oil for frying
• 100g sugar for coating
• 5g cinnamon for coating
• 200g dark chocolate, chopped
• 200ml heavy cream

Steps

1. Heat water, butter, sugar, and salt in saucepan
2. Bring to boil and remove from heat
3. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously
4. Return to heat and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly
5. Transfer to bowl and cool for 5 minutes
6. Beat in eggs one at a time until smooth
7. Heat oil to 180°C in deep pot
8. Transfer dough to piping bag with star tip
9. Pipe 10cm lengths directly into hot oil
10. Fry until golden brown on all sides
11. Remove and drain on paper towels
12. Mix sugar and cinnamon for coating
13. Roll warm churros in cinnamon sugar
14. Heat cream in saucepan until steaming
15. Pour over chopped chocolate and whisk until smooth
16. Serve churros warm with chocolate sauce

Notes

The key to perfect churros is maintaining the oil temperature and serving them immediately while crispy. The choux pastry base creates the ideal texture.