Churros With Chocolate Dip

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups oil, for frying
• 1 cup water
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 large eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
• 4 ounces dark semi-sweet chocolate
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 to make the dunking chocolate: add chocolate and half the milk to a pan and heat, stirring, until the chocolate has melted.
• 2 dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining milk and whisk into the chocolate with the sugar; cook on low heat, whisking constantly, until the chocolate is thickened, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add extra cornstarch dissolved in water if it doesn’t start to thicken after 5 minutes.
• 4 remove and whisk smooth; serve warm in cups of bowls for dunking churros.
• 5 to make the churros: heat the oil in a deep skillet to 375°f.
• 6 heat water, butter, and salt to a rolling boil; add in flour all at once; stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute.
• 7 remove from heat; beat in the eggs all a once and continue beating until dough is smooth.
• 8 spoon mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a star tube with a large (1/2 inch opening) star tip.
• 9 squeeze 4-inch strips of dough into hot oil.
• 10 fry 3 or 4 strips at a time until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes on each side; drain on paper towels.
• 11 mix sugar and cinnamon, roll churros in sugar (they need gentle handling if you do this), or sprinkle the sugar over the pile on your plate.