How to make the original Spanish Churros with the traditional 2 ingredients recipe: no eggs, no sugar, no milk, deep fried and so delicious!Incredibly crispy outside and slightly soft and chewy inside, they are amazing served with the classic thick and creamy Spanish Hot Chocolate.You can eat them simply as they are (but consider they are unsweetened), dip them into hot chocolate, dulce de leche, or just coat them into a cinnamon sugar mix: simply irresistible!
2 g(1 tsp)cornstarchor all purpose flour; optional: cornstarch/all purpose flour is for extra thick hot chocolate, you can skip it.
Instructions
Churros
Bring water to a boil.
Meanwhile in a large heatproof bowl, sift and mix flour and salt.
Pour hot water over the flour in one time.
Mix hard until you get a smooth dough.
Cool it down slightly.
Meanwhile heat peanut oil at about 180°C-350°F for deep frying.
Transfer churro dough into a thick piping bag with open star tip (1M). If you have thin piping bag, use two of them to avoit breaking since the dough is thick.
You can fry churros in two ways: - You can pipe the dough directly in the hot frying oil and cut the dough using a scissor;OR- You can pipe the dough over a lined baking tray, then freeze them for about 30 minutes or until hard and then fry the frozen churros in hot hoil: I suggest you to use this method if the dough is too thick for you to easily pipe it, or if you don't feel comfortable to directly pipe it in hot oil.
Turn churros while frying to evenly golden. They are ready when evenly golden.
Drain over a frying paper sheet or onto a wire rack.
You can roll them in cinnamon sugar mix, or dip them in hot chocolate.
Hot Chocolate
In a small saucepan, sift together sugar and cornstarch; mix until combined.
Add sifted cocoa powder and mix.
Gradually add milk and mix until combined.
Add chocolate and bring to a boil over low-medium heat.
Boil for 1-2 minutes over low heat or until you get your desired creamy consistency (the more you cook, the more it will thicken).
Serve immediately and dip churros.
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Notes
Store churros in an air tight container at room temperature for 1 day.Do not store hot chocolate and serve it immediately.