Churros

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1. 🥄step 1

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1. 🔥Boil the kettle, then measure 300ml boiling water into a jug and add the melted butter and vanilla extract.

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1. 🧂Sift the flour and baking powder into a big mixing bowl with a big pinch of salt.

Шаги

1. 🍳Make a well in the centre, then pour in the contents of the jug and very quickly beat into the flour with a wooden spoon until lump-free.
2. 🫇Rest for 10-15 mins while you make the sauce.
3. 🍽️step 2
4. 🌿Put all the sauce ingredients into a pan and gently melt together, stirring occasionally until you have a smooth shiny sauce.
5. ✨Keep warm on a low heat.
6. 🥄step 3
7. 🔥Fill a large deep saucepan one-third full of oil.

Готовка

1. 🫇Cooking with hot oil can be dangerous – before you start, read up on how to deep-fry safely to avoid accidents in the kitchen.

Шаги

1. 🍽️Heat until a cube of bread browns in 45 seconds to 1 min.

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1. 🌿Cover a tray with kitchen paper and mix the caster sugar and cinnamon together.

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1. ✨step 4
2. 🥄Fit a star nozzle to a piping bag – 1.5-2cm wide is a good size.
3. 🔥Fill with the rested dough, then pipe 2-3 strips directly into the pan, snipping off each dough strip with a pair of kitchen scissors.

Готовка

1. 🥄Fry until golden brown and crisp.

Шаги

1. 🔥Be very careful here – if air bubbles form in the churros they can explode, especially if the oil overheats or you use old flour.

Готовка

1. 🧂Cooking with hot oil can be dangerous – before you start, read up on how to deep-fry safely to avoid accidents in the kitchen.

Шаги

1. 🍳Keep children out of the kitchen and protect yourself by wearing long sleeves and eye protection, and keeping your face away from the pan.
2. 🫇step 5
3. 🍽️Once the churros are crisp and golden brown, remove them from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on the kitchen paper-lined tray.

Готовка

1. 🫇Carry on cooking the rest of the dough in batches, sprinkling the cooked churros with some cinnamon sugar as you go.
2. 🍽️When you’ve cooked all the churros, toss with any remaining cinnamon sugar and serve with the chocolate sauce, for dipping.

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1. 🍽️To see a video of how to prepare churros, take a look at our churros ice cream sandwich recipe.