Rat's Tavern Recipes

desserts  ·  no. 31

Churros

makes 10-12 churros

ingredients:

churro dough:

  • 120g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 220g boiling water
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil

chocolate sauce:

  • 120g double cream
  • 120g cooking chocolate (dark works best)
  • pinch of salt

sugar coating:

  • 85g caster sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon

frying:

  • 500ml vegetable oil, for frying

directions:

  1. combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl, set aside.

  2. combine double cream and chocolate and melt slowly, in a bowl over a pot of simmering water or in the microwave, until melted and combined. add a pinch of salt.

  3. mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. add oil and water and mix. it should be thick and gummy. transfer dough into a piping bag with an 8mm star tip nozzle. alternatively, just cut the corner off a plastic sandwich bag and improvise. set aside while oil heats to 180°C in a small pot.

  4. pipe short lengths of dough into the oil, snipping with scissors. fry in batches of 3 or 4. cook for 2-3 mins or until golden and crisp, rolling occasionally.

  5. allow to drain on a sheet of kitchen roll and then roll in sugar coating. serve hot with chocolate sauce.

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