Just the idea of a crispy, fried, golden dough with a cup of hot chocolate, accompanied by the smell of cinnamon sounds so appealing to me. All of that can be summed up into a single word: churros. They are a classic Spanish/ Latin American snack and are mighty delicious. Just imagine ordering churros in Spain, with the waiter turning on a tap and hot chocolate just comes gushing right out. Heaven! That beats any other snack by a landslide! But of course they aren’t only limited to hot chocolate; they can also be served with café con leche (a coffee beverage), dulce de leche (a caramel like sauce) and so much more. Dust your churros with fresh cinnamon and BAM; a whole new level. I really don’t have much more to say, the rest is in the real thing...

• 2/3 cup water
• 20g sugar
• 40g butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• Cooking/ frying oil

Add the water, sugar and butter into a pot and place it onto a stove on low heat. Once the butter has completely melted and the mixture starts to bubble, add in the flour and mix to get a soft dough. Make sure the mixture doesn’t burn or stick to the pot. After about 2-3 minutes, remove the dough from heat and spread out onto a plate. Allow the dough to cool for about 10-15 minutes. Once the dough is cool, transfer it into a bowl (or the same pot) and crack one egg at a time. Start incorporating the egg into the dough using a spatula. At first, it might seem like the egg won’t mix and it might look like scrambled eggs. But keep mixing and it will come together. The dough will be a little thick and slightly hard to mix. Crack the second egg and mix until a thick dough has formed. Transfer the dough into a piping bag with a star tip nozzle. (Use a nozzle that gives a relatively thick churro, about ½ to ¾ inch thick). Pipe churros about 3.5 to 4 inches long on a parchment paper or a plastic zip bag. Heat some cooking oil in a pot to fry the churros. Once the oil has heated, slide in the churros one by one and fry until the churros are golden brown. Remove from oil and let the oil drain.

Cinnamon sprinkle:

• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 3 tbsp granulated sugar

Mix both ingredients and sprinkle over the churros when they are hot.

Hot chocolate:

• 50g dark chocolate
• 25g sugar
• 120ml milk
• 4gm corn starch
• 10ml water

Add the chocolate, sugar and milk into a pot and melt the chocolate on the stove over a low heat.

Meanwhile mix the corn starch and water. Make sure there are no lumps.

Add the corn starch mixture into the chocolate. Keep on whisking the sauce until it starts to thicken and bubble. Remove from heat.

Serve the hot chocolate with hot churros!

Churros, por favor?

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