The saying ‘Failure is the mother of success’ is certainly true. I was trying to make Churros, then I didn’t follow the recipe’s cooking steps. I mixed the ingredients wrongly, and the mixture turned very firm like a play dough. It was impossible to pipe it out. I rolled it into ropes, made pattern on them to make them look like Churros, and baked them in the oven, because I didn’t want to waste them. Then… ‘Ta-dah!’
Makes
16 Pieces
Ingredients
1 cup Water
2 tablespoons Sugar OR Caster Sugar
1/8 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons (30g) Butter
1 cup Self-Raising Flour
Oil for spraying OR brushing
Cinnamon Sugar
2 tablespoons Caster Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon *alter the amount to suit your taste
Chocolate Ganache
80g coarsely chopped Dark Chocolate OR Dark Chocolate Chips
1/3 cup Thickened Cream
Method
- Preheat oven to 220℃. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Place Water, Caster Sugar, Salt and Butter in a saucepan, bring to the boil, then remove from heat.
- Add Self-Raising Flour and mix well until the mixture turns a thick dough. *Note: The texture of this dough is similar to the play dough.
- When cool enough to handle, divide into 16 portions, and roll each portion into 1cm thick rope, and place on the prepared tray.
- Spray or brush Oil on each rope, use a fork to make pattern, then generously Oil again.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes OR until nicely browned. While the Mock Churros are baking, mix Caster Sugar and Ground Cinnamon in a shallow bowl.
- When Mock Churros are baked, coat them with Cinnamon Sugar. Enjoy with Chocolate Ganache OR your favourite Chocolate Sauce. *Note: To make Chocolate Ganache, place Dark Chocolate and Cream in a heat-proof bowl, and warm in the microwave. It takes 30 seconds using my 1100W microwave. Then mix well until Chocolate melts.
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