Hello lovely people.
Today I was inspired to make churros, since I don’t have a lot of desserts on my blog! To be honest, I was watching Come Dine With Me, and a couple on the show were making churros but with chocolate to dip in.
All you will need for this recipe is:
For the churros:
- 200ml water
- 2 tablespoons of white sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (I used coconut oil)
- 200ml plain flour
- Extra oil for frying
For the ginger and cinnamon sugar:
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine water, sugar and the 2 tablespoons oil – I used coconut oil because it’s the only oil I really use other than sesame oil or olive oil. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in flour until mixture forms a ball.
Heat oil for frying in a frying pan, or if you have a deep fryer you can use that too, but don’t ask me how because I have never used one before! If you have a piping bag,please use it to pipe the mixture into strips. I have a problem with piping bags and can’t seem to pipe anything right! For the strips, I rolled them into thin strips! Fry until golden and drain on paper towels.
For the sugar, combine all ingredients and roll each churro to make sure they are covered. If there’s any sugar left off, sprinkle some more on top!
You can serve this with ice cream or with melted chocolate!
I believe (according to Wikipedia!) that the Portuguese brought churros to Europe when they returned from China (the grand Portuguese discoveries). Since I am half Portuguese half Chinese, I thought this dessert would represent my heritage the best.
I hope you try this at home and love it!
Ana xx
lots of butter 