Churros con Chocolate

My love affair with Churros began in Barcelona! I’m in love with Spain and especially with Barcelona, so when i visited Barcelona i tasted all their sweet & savory treats. But, there is one love for me, and that’s Churros!

I would like to share with you that love at first bite! So, I made a simple recipe for you to taste these amazing crispy homemade churros with hot Chocolate sauce.

Ingredients:

For dough:

240 gr. water
110 gr. butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
125 gr all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
vegetable oil for frying

For chocolate sauce:

200 gr dark chocolate, broken into chunks
240 ml heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, if you have some

For garnish:

1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions:

First, in a small bowl, you stir together the sugar and cinnamon.
In a saucepan, over medium heat, put together water, butter, sugar and salt.
Bring them to a boil and remove the mixture from the heat.
Put the flour in 2-3 doses and stir it until becomes a smooth dough ball.
Let the dough cools for a while, and then add in eggs and stir well.
Scoop dough into a pastry bag fitted with a large open-star tipt.
Meanwhile, you have put vegetable oil in a pot, over medium heat and pipe churros into loops into parchment paper, making sure to press on the ends to seal the loops.
When oil is hot, gently slide some churros into hot oil and let them fry, until become golden brown on all sides (about 4-5 minutes).
Remove and place onto plate lined with paper towel to soak up excess oil and then roll churros in sugar-cinnamon mixture.
For chocolate sauce: put the heavy cream into a saucepan in medium heat and bring to a simmer, then pour over the chocolate chunks, add vanilla and whisk well until it becomes a smooth chocolate sauce.
Transfer the chocolate sauce in a small pot and serve with churros!

prep time: 10 mins|cook time: 20 mins|total time: 30 mins