Orange-Cinnamon Churros with Warm Chocolate Sauce
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To celebrate chocolate’s global influence on our American culture, a story of connection that brings people together, spanning time and place, AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate invites you to try their new recipe below. The recipe will yield 8 servings.
Orange-Cinnamon Churros with Warm Chocolate Sauce Recipe
For Churros:
Vegetable, corn, or another neutral oil for frying
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup water
1 orange, zested
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
For Chocolate Sauce:
2/3 cup heavy cream
2/3 cup AHC drink mix
For Churros:
1. In a large, heavy bottom pot, over medium-high heat, add enough oil to reach a depth of about 2 inches. Heat the oil, uncovered, until it reaches 350F. While you wait for the oil to heat, continue to prep the remaining ingredients.
2. On a small plate, create the cinnamon sugar by mixing together 1/2 cup sugar with the cinnamon. Set aside.
3. In a medium saucepan, over high heat, combine the remaining tablespoon of sugar, with the salt, butter, water, and zest. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and add flour all at once. Stir constantly until a ball forms, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat, and beat in the eggs, one a time, into the mixture.
4. Spoon the dough into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe 4 inch strips of dough into hot oil, cooking about 7 to 10 strips of dough per batch, to keep from overcrowding the pot. Turn the dough as it browns, cooking for 3 to 5 minutes, until browned on all sides.
5. Remove churros from oil, quickly drain on paper towels, and immediately roll churros in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve with warm chocolate sauce for dipping.
For Chocolate Sauce:
1. In a medium pot over medium heat, whisk together the cream and drink mix. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, about 3 to 4 minutes. Pour into a small bowl, or individual cups, for serving with churros.
Disclosure: This is a guest post recipe. No samples or monetary compensation was received. This is a courtesy post.
