The churro is a flour-based dough cooked in oil, a so-called “frying pan fruit” meal. Churros are popular in Spain, Latin America, Portugal, France, the Philippines, Belgium, and some areas of the United States. The manufacture and sale is carried out in specialized premises called churrerías or churros factories.
Its basic ingredients are water, flour (generally wheat, although it can be of another origin), oil and salt.
Its shape can be straight, in the shape of a cane, in loops or curlers (spirals). In their modern variants, they can sometimes be filled or coated in sugar, chocolate, pastry cream or dulce de leche. They are usually consumed for breakfast or a snack, along with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee with milk.
Check out a great churro recipe!
Churros with Chocolate Dipping Sauce
4
servings40
minutes15
minutesTo prepare this excellent churro recipe, you will need the ingredients from the list. Follow the preparation mode step-by-step.
Ingredients
- Homemade Eggless Churros
1 cup (240ml) water
2 tbsp (28ml) olive oil or vegetable oil
1 tbsp (15g) sugar
1/2 tsp (3g) salt
1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
1 cup (125g) all purpose flour
¼ tsp (1g) baking powder
about 2 ½ cups vegetable or canola oil , for frying
- For coating
1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
1 ½ tsp (4g) ground cinnamon
- Chocolate Dipping Sauce
3.5 oz (100g) semisweet chocolate chips/chunks
1/2 cup (120g) whipping cream
Directions
- In a bowl, add 100g granulated sugar;
- Add 1 ½ tsp (4g) ground cinnamon;
- Mix and set aside;
- In a pan, add 240ml water;
- Add 2 tbsp (28ml) olive or vegetable oil;
- Add 1 tbsp (15g) sugar;
- Add 1/2 tsp (3g) salt;
- Place over medium-low heat;
- Bring to a boil;
- Add 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract;
- Add 125g all purpose flour;
- Add ¼ tsp (1g) baking powder;
- Stir until well combined;
- Transfer the dough into a cloth pastry bag fitted with a star tip (like 6B);
- Add about 2 ½ cups (600ml) vegetable or canola oil in a pan;
- Heat oil over medium heat to 350°F (180°C)
- Pipe about 4-5 inch (10-13cm) strips of dough into the hot oil;
- Fry until golden brown and crisp for about 4-5 minutes;
- Drain on paper towels;
- Roll churros in sugar cinnamon mixture;
- In a bowl, add 100g semisweet chocolate chips/chunks;
- Add 120g whipping cream;
- Melt over bain-marie;
- Serve churros with chocolate sauce;