Churros Recipe
Crisp pastries dusted in cinnamon & sugar then topped with chocolate & dulce de leche sauces.
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Ingredients
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Churro Dough
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
Chocolate Sauce
Dulce de Leche Sauce
Method
Churro Dough Preparation
- 1
Melt the Butter
Bring the mixture to a boil.
- 2
Combine Flour and Salt
Once boiling, remove from heat and stir in the flour and salt until a smooth dough forms.
- 3
Add Eggs
Allow the dough to cool for 5 minutes before adding the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition until fully incorporated.
Frying Churros
- 4
Heat the Oil
In a large heavy-bottomed pot or deep fryer, heat vegetable oil to 350°F (175°C).
- 5
Pipe Dough
Using a piping bag fitted with a large star tip, pipe 4 to 6-inch strips of dough into the hot oil, cutting with scissors.
- 6
Fry Until Golden
Fry the churros for about 2-3 minutes per side or until golden brown.
- 7
Drain Excess Oil
Remove churros from the oil and let them drain on paper towels.
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- 8
Mix Cinnamon Sugar
In a mixing bowl, combine granulated sugar and ground cinnamon.
- 9
Sauce Preparation
- 10
Prepare Chocolate Sauce
For the chocolate sauce, heat heavy cream in a saucepan until just simmering, then pour over dark chocolate chips in a bowl. Let sit for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth.
- 11
Prepare Dulce de Leche
For the dulce de leche, simply pour the sweetened condensed milk into a saucepan and heat it over low heat, stirring constantly until it thickens.
