Churros con Chocolate

Growing up in a Spanish family has its advantages... Apart from having an amazing football team, the nationality prides itself on FOOD!

One such advantage is the very well known Churros with chocolate!

After travelling Spain and seeing the family some time ago, I couldn't help but get back into making them on cheat days ever since. Unfortunately, they aren't the healthiest treat to eat, but why not enjoy life a little??

The following is how I make them, so I hope you give them a go!

INGREDIENTS:

Churros...
150g plain flour
100g unsalted butter
250ml water
1 tablespoon of vanilla bean paste (or 1 vanilla pod)
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon caster sugar

Churros coating...
cinnamon powder
caster sugar

Chocolate Sauce...
250ml condensed milk (my Abuelo lives on this stuff. He substitutes milk for condensed milk in his coffee to which he refers to it as a real coffee, worth trying that out!)
180g dark cooking chocolate
splash of milk

METHOD:

1. In a saucepan, bring the butter, water, sugar and vanilla bean paste to the boil over a medium heat. Once it has begun to boil take it off the heat and sift in flour.
2. Stir the flour into the heated wet mixture until you find the dough comes away cleanly from the side of the pan. Add in the egg yolks one at a time and mix.
3. Leave the dough to stand for 10 - 15 minutes while you now get the chocolate sauce ready.
4. Pour the condensed milk into a saucepan over a low - medium heat and cut chocolate into fine fragments. Add in the chocolate fragments and add a dash of milk. Mix until smooth.
5. Spoon the dough into either a piping bag with the churros attachment, or into a churros gun (which is what I prefer).
6. In a bowl, mix together the coating for the churros, caster sugar and cinnamon, and place vegetable oil on to heat to 180 degrees Celsius.
7. Fry the churros until they are golden brown and coat in the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Serve them while still hot!

Signing off, the Aussie Spaniard!

Any comments or upvotes are greatly appreciated! :-)