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Tio Pepe’s California Churro Recipe

Tio Pepe's California Churro Recipe
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Learn how to make Tio Pepe’s California Churro – a classic churro recipe with a crispy exterior, soft interior, and a delightful cinnamon sugar coating. Enjoy these sweet treats with a side of decadent chocolate sauce for dipping!

Ingredients

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Cinnamon Sugar Coating

  • 1/4 cup caster / superfine sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Churros

  • 1 cup flour, plain / all purpose (Note 1)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tbsp vegetable, canola or olive oil (not extra virgin olive oil)
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 cups+ vegetable or canola oil, for frying

Chocolate Sauce

  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate or semi sweet chocolate chips (Note 2)
  • 1/2 cup thickened / heavy cream (heavy cream)

Instructions

  1. Cinnamon sugar coating: Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl, set aside.
  2. Batter: Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add oil and water and mix until just combined – it should be a thick, gummy batter, like a wet sticky dough, not thin and watery.
  3. Piping bag: Transfer dough into a piping bag with an 8mm / 1/3″ star tip nozzle. Set aside while oil heats.
  4. Heat oil: Heat 5cm / 2″ oil over medium-high in a small pot, wok or small but deep skillet to 170°C/340°F, or until it takes 20 seconds for a small cube of bread to turn golden.
  5. Pipe & snip: Pipe 15cm / 6″ lengths of dough into the oil, snipping with scissors (snip close to oil surface to avoid splash). Do 3 to 4 per batch, makes 10 to 12 in total.
  6. Cook: Cook for 2-3 minutes or until golden and crisp, rolling occasionally.
  7. Drain: Remove onto a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Then roll in sugar. Serve hot with Chocolate Sauce!

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Keywords: churros, dessert, Mexican cuisine, chocolate sauce, fried pastries

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