Learn how to prepare this delicious recipe with a step-by-step video tutorial.
Ingredients
- - Butter : 50g
- - Vanilla Extract : 1/2 teaspoon
- - Plain Flour : 250g
- - Baking Powder : 1 teaspoon
- - Sunflower Oil : 1 L
- - Bread : 2 chopped
- - Dark Chocolate : 200g
- - Double Cream : 100 ml
- - Milk : 100 ml
- - Golden Syrup : 3 tablespoons
- - Vanilla Extract : 1/2 teaspoon
- - Caster Sugar : 100g
- - Cinnamon : 2 teaspoon
Instructions
1 - step 1
Boil the kettle, then measure 300ml boiling water into a jug and add the melted butter and vanilla extract.
2 - Sift the flour and baking powder into a big mixing bowl with a big pinch of salt.
3 - Make a well in the centre, then pour in the contents of the jug and very quickly beat into the flour with a wooden spoon until lump-free.
4 - Rest for 10-15 mins while you make the sauce.
5 - step 2
Put all the sauce ingredients into a pan and gently melt together, stirring occasionally until you have a smooth shiny sauce.
6 - Keep warm on a low heat.
7 - step 3
Fill a large deep saucepan one-third full of oil.
8 - Cooking with hot oil can be dangerous – before you start, read up on how to deep-fry safely to avoid accidents in the kitchen.
9 - Heat until a cube of bread browns in 45 seconds to 1 min.
10 - Cover a tray with kitchen paper and mix the caster sugar and cinnamon together.
11 - step 4
Fit a star nozzle to a piping bag – 1.
12 - 5-2cm wide is a good size.
13 - Fill with the rested dough, then pipe 2-3 strips directly into the pan, snipping off each dough strip with a pair of kitchen scissors.
14 - Fry until golden brown and crisp.
15 - Be very careful here – if air bubbles form in the churros they can explode, especially if the oil overheats or you use old flour.
16 - Cooking with hot oil can be dangerous – before you start, read up on how to deep-fry safely to avoid accidents in the kitchen.
17 - Keep children out of the kitchen and protect yourself by wearing long sleeves and eye protection, and keeping your face away from the pan.
18 - step 5
Once the churros are crisp and golden brown, remove them from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on the kitchen paper-lined tray.
19 - Carry on cooking the rest of the dough in batches, sprinkling the cooked churros with some cinnamon sugar as you go.
20 - When you’ve cooked all the churros, toss with any remaining cinnamon sugar and serve with the chocolate sauce, for dipping.
21 - To see a video of how to prepare churros, take a look at our churros ice cream sandwich recipe.
