How to Cook Churros With Chocolate Sauce

Serves: 2-3

Preparation time: 10 mins

Ccoking time: 10 mins

Ingredients needed to make churros with chocolate sauce:

For the churros:

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• Canola oil, for frying
• Powdered sugar, for dusting

For the chocolate sauce:

• 14 oz dark chocolate, broken into smaller chunks
• 1 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp butter, softened
• 7 oz fresh cream
• 1/3 cup milk
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 3 tsp cocoa powder
• 4-5 tbsp granulated sugar
• ½ cup water

Cooking instructions for churros with chocolate sauce:

To make the churros:

• Pour canola oil into a large and heavy frying pan so that it stands at least 2 inches in it; set it aside.
• Empty a cup of water into a medium sized saucepan and add a dash of salt as well as sugar.
• Stir the mixture until the sugar dissolves and drizzle a tbsp of vegetable oil into it.
• Heat the mixture over moderate flame and bring it to a boil.
• Wipe out any traces of moisture from the cup which you used to measure the water and fill it upto the rim with flour.
• Empty this cup of flour into a medium mixing bowl and stir in the baking powder.
• Meanwhile, remove the saucepan with boiling oil-water mixture from heat and pour in a steady stream into the dry mixture while stirring it constantly with a spatula in the other hand, until they blend together into a smooth sticky dough.
• Place the frying pan with canola oil over the gas oven  and heat it over moderate flame until its temperature reaches about 350-375 degrees F; maintain the temperature within this range
• Stuff the dough into a large cookie press (churrera) or a pastry bag, fitted with large star tip.
• Squeeze the dough out into the heated oil to make coiled patterns and fry until they turn golden brown.
• Drain them off with a slotted spoon and transfer to a plate lined with paper towel to soak away any unwanted grease.
• Break the churros into smaller strips and dust the powdered sugar over them.

To make the chocolate sauce:

• Add a dollop of butter into a sauce pan and stir-fry the flour for about 30 seconds over slow flame, once the former melts.
• Pour in the milk and cream, along with rest of the ingredients, except vanilla, and cook the mixture while stirring it frequently.
• Once the chocolate melts and blends to form a thick sauce, stir in the essence and remove from heat.
• Pour the chocolate sauce into a serving cup and serve alongside the churros.