I made churros! 🙂
I mean I made the batter, my Hubby fried the churros, I made the dip, we all devoured the crunchy sticks, licked the dip bowl and then licked our fingers.
Lip-smacking good!
What is a churro:
A crunchy, fried-pastry snack, coated with cinnamon sugar and dipped in chocolate. Golden on the outside and cake-like on the inside. Also called Spanish or Mexican doughnuts. What's not to like?
Few notes on the recipe:
I tried several recipes, that would differ in the amount of eggs you add to the batter. The one that worked the best, uses only one.
Traditionally, churros are made by piping the dough through churrera, but I used my trusty 1M tip, gently opened to make a large open star tip.
When frying churros, use fork and very gently turn them to fry evenly. You do not want to disturb their shape.
Combine water, milk, brown sugar and water in a medium saucepan.
Heat to boiling.
Add the flour and whisk.
The dough should start to come together.
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Switch to a wooden spoon and stir until the dough forms a ball and comes off the sides of the saucepan. It can take 2-3 minutes.
Transfer the dough into a mixing bowl and let cool for about 10 minutes.
Then add egg and vanilla extract.
Mix until the egg is well incorporated.
This is just an example of how the churros will look like piped, when your batter is the right consistency. There are recipes that use 3 or even 4 eggs, but you can end up with a runny mess that will just pour out of your piping bag. You want the batter to be thick enough to pipe churros with distinctive ridges.
To fry churros:
Pour enough oil into a pot, that it comes to 2,5 to 3" up the sides.
Heat it until it reaches 300 degrees.
Pipe the churros straight into the hot oil. Be careful not to burn yourself!
Gently turn with a fork to brown evenly.
Transfer onto a paper towel-lined plate.
Roll churro in cinnamon sugar.
Serve warm, dipped in chocolate.
Mexican Chocolate Dip
1 egg yolk, beaten
¼ c heavy cream
¼ c milk
¾ c semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Place the chocolate chips into a small bowl. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, whisk together the yolk and cream. Heat to boiling, whisking constantly. Immediately pour over the chocolate chips. Let stand for 3 - 5 minutes.
Heat the milk in the same saucepan and add to chocolate cream mixture.
Whisk together until smooth.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and whisk again.
Let cool. Serve with churros.
The dip will thicken as it cools.
I hope you will have a fabulous weekend, filled with delicious Mexican dishes and desserts.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Ruwani says
Wish I can have those now . Yum!
Anne says
OMG Anna! These look sooooo good! I love churros, but why have I never thought to dip them in chocolate before! Brilliant! : )
Leanne @ Around the Table says
OMG! These look amazing. I wish I had them this weekend!!!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you, Leanne 🙂
Baking Serendipity says
I love these! (I would have had my husband do the frying too though!)
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you, Sarah!
Yudith says
Congrats on the top 9! And those churros look perfect!!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Awww, thank you so much, Yudith!
Rosita Vargas says
Me encantan los churros rellenos con manjar o dulce de leche lucen muy lindos,aquí en Chile también son muy famosos ahora que ya hace frío,abrazos hugs,hugs.
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Muchas gracias por tu comentario! Churros rellenos con manjar y dulce de leche - la bondad, que suena increíble! Voy a tener que tratar de que 🙂
Angie's Recipes says
Those look fantastic!
Congratulations on top 9.
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you, Angie! So happy to be in the group with you!
D B says
Hope you had a feliz cinco de mayo and congratulations on making the foodbuzz Top 9!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you so much, D B!
Susie @ Fold in the Flour says
Oh Anna - these look fab! I love churros - I first had them on a family holiday to Spain when I was 13, when we went to the rooftop restaurant at El Corte Ingles in Barcelona. That's one of my favourite foodie 'lightbulb' moments. Your's look perfect and that chocolate sauce looks pretty good too! 🙂
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Awww, I am so happy that my post brought you some sweet memories! Thank you so much, Susie! xoxo
Gloria says
what nice look your churros!"
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you, Gloria 🙂
Lizzy says
Who wouldn't want deep fried dough???? And dipped in chocolate is even better 🙂 Happy Cinco de Mayo, Anna!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you so much, Lizzy!
Vanessa says
Yummmm, we enjoy churros. What a lovely treat for today!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you, Vanessa 🙂
Soni says
I love Churros but never attempted making them at home!Your step-by-step tutorial is very helpful for somebody like me who'd love to try this!!Thanks my friend 🙂
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Aww, thank you so much! It means a lot, Soni!
Bananamondaes says
oooh I love churros. Have to stop making them as I just gobble them up. Love the sound of the mexican chocolate too.
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
You have to try it - delish! Thank you 🙂
Lauralovescakes says
I love Churros and these look great! I'd never heard of Cinco de Mayo before this year but I had a go at making some Pinata cookies! 🙂
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you, Laura! I saw your Pinata cookies - so adorable!