Churros Recipe
Mexican fried dough pastries, served with chocolate sauce.
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Ingredients
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Churros
Chocolate Sauce
Method
Churros
- 1
Prepare the dough
In a medium saucepan, combine water, butter, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- 2
Mix in flour
Once boiling, remove the saucepan from heat and stir in flour until the mixture forms a ball.
- 3
Cool and add eggs
Allow the dough to cool for about 10 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition until the dough is smooth.
- 4
Heat the oil
In a deep skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat until it reaches 350°F (175°C).
- 5
Pipe the churros
Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe 4-6 inch long strips of dough into the hot oil, cutting with scissors.
- 6
Fry until golden
Fry churros for about 2-3 minutes on each side or until they are golden brown. Remove them and drain on paper towels.
- 7
Coat with cinnamon sugar
In a shallow bowl, mix 1 cup of sugar with cinnamon. Roll the fried churros in this mixture until well coated.
Chocolate Sauce
- 8
Heat the cream
In a small saucepan, heat the heavy cream over medium heat until it begins to simmer.
- 9
Melt chocolate
Remove the saucepan from heat and add the chocolate chips. Let it sit for a minute, then stir until smooth.
- 10
Add vanilla
Stir in the vanilla extract until fully combined.
