Churros with chocolate sauce
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 30 min. preparation time, 0 min. baking time
Nutrition: Calories ca 636 / Protein 12g / Carbohydr. 66g / Fat 21g
Ingredients (4 servings)
| 250 ml | water |
| 100 g | sugar |
| 100 g | butter |
| 1 pinch | salt |
| 200 g | flour |
| 4 | eggs |
| 50 ml | cream |
| 0.5 | vanilla bean (seeds) |
| 100 g | dark chocolate |
| vegetable oil for frying | |
| cinnamon and sugar for garnish |
Utensils
large saucepan, large frying pan, stand mixer, paper towels, small saucepan, cooking spoon, piping bag, cutting board, knife
Wine Tip
Coffee
A hot cup of coffee with a splash of milk goes amazingly well with this dessert, especially the chocolate dipping sauce!
Step 1
In a large saucepan, bring water, sugar, butter and salt to a boil. Then add flour, reduce heat to medium, and cook while stirring constantly until dough is golden in color. Now, transfer dough to a stand mixer and allow to cool for approx. 5 – 10 min.
large saucepan, stand mixer, cooking spoon
250 ml water / 50 g sugar / 100 g butter / 1 pinch salt / 200 g flour
Step 2
Add eggs to stand mixer and beat until well incorporated and dough is smooth. Transfer dough to a star-tipped piping bag.
stand mixer, piping bag
4 eggs
Step 3
Roughly chop chocolate. Add cream, sugar, and vanilla bean seeds to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat for approx. 3 – 5 min. Then add in chocolate and stir thoroughly until dissolved.
small saucepan, cutting board, knife
50 ml cream / 50 g sugar / 0.5 vanilla bean / 100 g dark chocolate
Step 4
Heat up some vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and pipe strips of dough into pan and cook until both sides are golden brown. Then transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to dry. Garnish with cinnamon and sugar and serve with warm chocolate sauce.
large frying pan, paper towels
vegetable oil for frying / cinnamon and sugar for garnish
