CHURROS WITH CHOCOLATE DIPPING SAUCE (NIGELLA)

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Categories     Candy     Dessert     Fry

Yield 16 units

Number Of Ingredients 13

For the thick chocolate sauce
100g/3½oz good-quality dark chocolate
25g/1oz milk chocolate
1 tbsp golden syrup
150ml/5fl oz double cream
For the churros
50g/2oz caster sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
125g/4½oz plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp olive oil
250ml/9fl oz freshly boiled water
approx. 500ml/17fl oz corn (or vegetable) oil, for deep-frying

Steps:

  • 1. Melt all the chocolate sauce ingredients in a heavy-based saucepan, really gently, and once the chocolate starts to melt, stir everything together, take off the heat and leave in a warm place. 2. To make the churros, put the flour into a bowl and stir in the baking powder, then beat in the olive oil and freshly boiled water from a kettle. Keep mixing until you have a warm, sticky dough, and leave to rest for about 10 minutes or for as long as it takes for the corn (or vegetable) oil to heat up. 3. Heat the oil in a small-ish saucepan; it should come about one-third of the way up the sides of the pan. When you think it's hot enough, toss in a cube of bread and if it sizzles and browns in about 30 seconds, the oil's hot enough; or if you're using an electric deep-fat fryer or otherwise have the means to check the temperature, it should be at 170C/325F. Keep a watchful eye on your hot oil pan at all times as hot oil can be dangerous. 4. When you are ready, load up a piping bag with a large star-shaped nozzle (8mm/½in) and fill with the churros dough. Squeeze short lengths (approx. 4-5cm/1½-2in) of dough into the hot oil, snipping them off with a pair of scissors as you go. I love the squidgy feel of this. 5. Cook 3/ 4 churros at a time and, once they turn a rich golden-brown, fish them out of the oil with a slotted spoon, spatula or tongs onto a baking sheet lined with some kitchen roll. To keep the cooked churros warm while you fry the remaining dough, blot with kitchen roll, transfer them to a parchment-lined baking sheet and place in a low oven (100C/220F/Gas ¼). Even if you want to eat them immediately, they do need 5-10 minutes to rest before you eat them, to allow them to set inside. 6. Just before serving, toss all the hot churros in the sugar and cinnamon mixture.

Yeny Varela
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These churros were so easy to make and they turned out perfect! The chocolate dipping sauce was the perfect finishing touch.


Damaireus Lewis
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I made these churros for a party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.


Martin
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These churros were a bit too dense for my liking. I think I might have overmixed the dough.


sumudu vithanage
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I'm not sure what went wrong, but my churros turned out really oily. I think I might have added too much oil to the dough.


Farhan Aqeel
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These churros were a bit too sweet for my taste, but the chocolate dipping sauce was amazing.


Walthao Joan
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I'm a big fan of churros and these were some of the best I've ever had. They were crispy, fluffy, and the chocolate dipping sauce was divine.


Priyanka Hemmali
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I made these churros for my family and they loved them! They were so easy to make and the results were delicious.


B1ts 26
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These churros were a complete disaster! They were so hard and dry that I couldn't even eat them.


Sk Khumalo
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I followed the recipe exactly, but my churros didn't turn out as expected. They were too dense and chewy.


Md purno
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These churros were a bit too oily for my taste. However, the chocolate dipping sauce was delicious.


Bontle Naume
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I'm not a big fan of churros, but I have to say that these were pretty good. They were light and airy, and the chocolate dipping sauce was rich and decadent.


Faizan Koko
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I've tried many churros recipes before, but this one is definitely the best. The churros were crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. The chocolate dipping sauce was also amazing.


Kelsey Rodriguez
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These churros were a hit at my party! They were so easy to make and everyone loved them.