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Wednesday, 13 April 2016

DEATH BY CHURROS! (and a little salad but whatever)

If you have a death wish for your family, this recipe may be the kindest way of going about it. Deep fried strips of doughnut, coated in cinnamon sugar and dipped in velvety chocolate-peanut butter sauce. It's unbelievable how far the human race has come in health and well-being and somehow these lethal morsels are still allowed?! And miraculously, compared to their plump, pompous cousin the doughnut, they are light and dangerously easy to chow down.
If you fancy a light main beforehand (and VERY light) I make a Morrocan-inspired prawn salad. Simply cook a packet of raw frozen prawns in a little oil and orange zest, whilst dissolving a pinch of saffron in the orange juice in a small pan over a light heat, throwing it into the prawns with a pinch of ground cumin, a crushed clove of garlic and some paprika and then tossing over some romaine lettuce and pomegranate seeds that have been lightly dressed with golden rapeseed oil. A little pinch of sumac over the top lifts this even higher.
1)In a small pan, melt 75g dark chocolate into 100ml sour cream, 3 tbsp rich smooth peanut butter (I use Reese's) and 2 tbsp golden syrup until smooth. Switch off the heat and add a splash of milk so it reaches a more pourable consistency. Leave to cool.
2)Set a large, moderately large pan of vegetable oil on to a gentle heat.
3)Heat 300ml water and 100ml flavourless vegetable oil (such as sunflower) until boiling, then briskly beat in 140g plain flour until you have a smooth ball of dough. It will look very bizarre. Leave to cool for 10 minutes before beating in two eggs, 1 at a time. It takes some elbow grease to get it completely smooth.
4)Place a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle into a large jug or glass, and fill it with the batter. Squeeze into the bottom of the bag.
5)Test a small bit of dough in the oil. It should sizzle, but not madly and will brown in around 30 seconds. If it is too hot, switch it off until cooler then set over a heat again.
6)Squeeze strips of about 5 inches (any longer and they will be quite difficult to flip in the oil) into the oil, using a knife to cut the end of dough off. Cook for about 2 minutes, flipping a few times. This will take multiple batches.
7)Transfer to kitchen paper, then roll in 50g caster sugar mixed with 2 tsp ground cinnamon. Serve plunged precariously into the warm chocolate sauce.

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