1479. Churros

We've had a fair bit of eclairs, gougiers, croquembouche, and profiteroles on MCW, so there was absolutely no reason why not to give churros a go. You see, they share the same father, just have different mothers. Choux pastry is the foundation that links all this deliciousness together. The main difference is that all the French mother's kids are baked. This Mexican offspring is fried. A churro has three distinct components: the churro itself, the cinnamon sugar coating, and the chocolate dip. Once this is organized in your mind, the execution is swift. To further make things easier, the churros are piped on a baking sheet and refrigerated until needed to be fried.




Ingredients:

For the dough:
2 cups water
3 Tbsp  butter
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla 
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups flour
2 large eggs
vegetable oil for frying

For the Coating:
2/3 cup fine granulated sugar
1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

For the Chocolate:
1 cup cream
100g milk chocolate

100g semisweet chocolate

pinch salt




Method:

Make the dough: Heat water, butter, sugar, vanilla and salt in a medium-size saucepan until simmering and butter has melted. Remove from heat and dump in flour all at once. Mix vigorously with a spoon until the mixture forms a smooth ball and no floury bits are visible.
Let cool 5 to 10 minutes, then beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Transfer batter to a pastry bag and pipe them while still warm onto a large baking sheet and refrigerate for 15 minutes and up to a couple hours to help the shapes set before frying them.
Cook the churros: Fry a few churros at a time into hot oil and until deep golden brown on all sides, about 6 minutes. Once churros are cooked, remove from oil and drain on towels for a minute before coating in the cinnamon sugar. Repeat with remaining dough.

Coat the churros: Combine cinnamon and sugar on a plate. Roll warm churros, one by one, in sugar to coat, tap off excess and transfer to serving dish.
Make the sauce: Heat cream, chocolate and salt in a bowl in microwave in 30 second bursts, whisking between them, until chocolate has melted.

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