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Churros con Chocolate (Spanish Fried Dough with Hot Chocolate)

Name: Churros con Chocolate (Spanish Fried Dough with Hot Chocolate)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: plain flour 250 g; water 250 ml; butter 50 g; sugar 20 g; fine salt 4 g; large egg 1 pieces; ground cinnamon 6 g; vegetable oil, for frying 1000 ml; dark chocolate, chopped 150 g; heavy cream 150 ml; sugar (for coating) 80 g

Crisp ridged fried dough sticks rolled in cinnamon sugar and served with thick hot chocolate.

35 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

Churros belong to early morning at a Spanish churrería, when they are still warm and the thick chocolate can almost stand a spoon in it. Madrid eats them by the armful during the San Isidro festival, and the custom there is to dunk rather than sip. They are crisp outside and tender within only for a short window, so they are worth eating immediately rather than saving.

Ingredients

plain flour250 g
water250 ml
butter50 g
sugar20 g
fine salt4 g
large egg1 pieces
ground cinnamon6 g
vegetable oil, for frying1000 ml
dark chocolate, chopped150 g
heavy cream150 ml
sugar (for coating)80 g

Directions

1
Bring water, butter, sugar and salt to a boil; add flour all at once and stir until a smooth dough forms.
dough comes together and pulls away from the pan
2
Cool 5 minutes; beat in egg until glossy.
3
Pipe dough through a star tip into 10 cm strips on parchment.
4
Fry in 180°C oil 4 minutes until deep golden, turning.
churros are deeply golden and crisp
5
Drain; toss in cinnamon-sugar mixture while warm.
6
Heat cream until just simmering; pour over chocolate and stir until smooth.
7
Serve churros with thick chocolate for dipping.

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