Name: Orange-scented churros with spiked hot chocolate
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 blood oranges, finely grated rind and juice only; 1 tbsp olive oil; 275 gm ‘00’ strong flour; For deep-frying: vegetable oil; 220 gm caster sugar combined with 2 tsp ground cinnamon, for dusting; Spiked hot chocolate; 250 ml (1 cup) milk; 180 ml pouring cream; 60 ml orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier; 2 blood oranges, rind only, removed with a peeler; 250 gm dark chocolate (61% cocoa solids), finely chopped

Orange-scented churros with spiked hot chocolate

Australian Gourmet Traveller Spanish dessert recipe for orange-scented churros with spiked hot chocolate.

Serves 6

Prep

15M

Cook

45M

Total

Ingredients

2 blood oranges, finely grated rind and juice only

1 tbsp olive oil

275 gm ‘00’ strong flour

For deep-frying: vegetable oil

220 gm caster sugar combined with 2 tsp ground cinnamon, for dusting

Spiked hot chocolate

250 ml (1 cup) milk

180 ml pouring cream

60 ml orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier

2 blood oranges, rind only, removed with a peeler

250 gm dark chocolate (61% cocoa solids), finely chopped

Method

Main

1.For spiked hot chocolate, combine milk, cream, liqueur and orange rind in a saucepan and bring to the simmer over low heat. Cook for 5 minutes to infuse, strain into a clean pan, add chocolate and stir continuously over low heat until melted. Keep warm.

2.Combine orange rind, 100ml orange juice, olive oil, 500ml water and 1 tsp salt in a large saucepan and bring to the boil over medium-high heat. Add flour, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon until dough is smooth (2-3 minutes), then transfer to a piping bag with a 1cm-fluted nozzle.

3.Heat vegetable oil in a deep-fryer or large deep saucepan to 160C. Pipe 7cm-long pieces of dough into oil, using scissors to cut off each one (be careful as hot oil may splash). Fry, in batches, until golden (8-10 minutes), drain on absorbent paper, toss in cinnamon sugar and serve with spiked hot chocolate.

Styling by Lisa Featherby

Styling by Emma Knowles