Churros with Chocolate Dipping Sauce (Nigella Lawson) Recipe

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Churros with Chocolate Dipping Sauce (Nigella Lawson)
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Directions:

  1. Mix the sugar and cinnamon for the churros in a wide, shallow dish; this is for coating the cooked churros.
  2. Churros: Put the flour into a bowl and stir in the baking powder, then beat in the olive oil and 1 cup freshly boiled water. Keep mixing until you have a warm sticky dough, and let rest for about 10 minutes or for as long as it takes for the corn oil to heat up.
  3. Heat the oil in a smallish saucepan; it should come about a third of the way up the sides of the pan. When you think it's hot enough, toss in a cube of bread and see if it sizzles and browns. If it browns in about 30 seconds, it's hot enough; or if you're using an electric deep-fat fryer regulate the temperature, it should be at 325 degrees F. Keep a watchful eye on your hot oil pan at all times.
  4. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees F.
  5. When you are ready, load up a piping bag with a large star shaped nozzle (8mm) and fill it with the churro dough. Squeeze short lengths, approximately 1 1/2 to 2 inches, of dough into the hot oil, snipping them off with a pair of scissors as you go. Cook about 3 or 4 at a time. Once they turn a rich golden brown, fish them out with a slotted spoon or tongs onto a kitchen towel lined baking sheet. To keep the churros warm while you fry the remaining dough. Blot them with paper towels and transfer them to a parchment lined baking sheet. Put the baking sheet into the oven to keep the churros warm. Even if you let them sit out of the oven, they do need 5 to 10 minutes to rest before you eat them, to allow them to set inside.
  6. Chocolate sauce: Melt all of the chocolate sauce ingredients in a heavy based saucepan over low heat. Once combined and the chocolate has melted, remove the pan from the heat and set it aside in a warm place.
  7. Toss the hot churros into the sugar and cinnamon mixture and shake them about to get a good covering, just before serving. Arrange the churros on a serving platter and serve.
  8. Pour the chocolate sauce into individual pots for serving (to avoid the double dipping dilemma) and dip'n'dunk away.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 400.25 Kcal (1676 kJ)
Calories from fat 128.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.29g 22%
Cholesterol 3.7mg 1%
Sodium 26.69mg 1%
Potassium 533.24mg 11%
Total Carbs 65.1g 22%
Sugars 31.42g 126%
Dietary Fiber 5.64g 23%
Protein 6.09g 12%
Vitamin C 5.4mg 9%
Iron 3.6mg 20%
Calcium 106.8mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 155.74 Kcal (652 kJ)
Calories from fat 50.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.56g 22%
Cholesterol 1.44mg 1%
Sodium 10.39mg 1%
Potassium 207.48mg 11%
Total Carbs 25.33g 22%
Sugars 12.23g 126%
Dietary Fiber 2.19g 23%
Protein 2.37g 12%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 9%
Iron 1.4mg 20%
Calcium 41.6mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.4
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

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