Churros

Start cooking opens one step at a time with read-aloud and hands-free voice control — “next”, “repeat”, “how much salt”, “timer 10 minutes”.

1. 1Boil the kettle, then measure 300ml boiling water into a jug and add the melted butter and vanilla extract. Sift the flour and baking powder into a big mixing bowl with a big pinch of salt.
2. 2Make a well in the centre, then pour in the contents of the jug and very quickly beat into the flour with a wooden spoon until lump-free. Rest for 10-15 mins while you make the sauce.
3. 3Put all the sauce ingredients into a pan and gently melt together, giving it a stir occasionally until you have a smooth shiny sauce. Keep warm on a low heat.
4. 4Fill a large deep saucepan one-third full of oil. Cooking with hot oil can be dangerous – before you start, read up on how to deep-fry safely to avoid accidents in the kitchen.
5. 5Heat until a cube of bread browns in 45 seconds to 1 min. Cover a tray with kitchen paper and mix the caster sugar and cinnamon together.
6. 6Fit a star nozzle to a piping bag – 1.5-2cm wide is a good size. Fill with the rested dough, then pipe 2-3 strips directly into the pan, snipping off each dough strip with a pair of kitchen scissors.
7. 7FryFry until nicely browned and crisp. Be very careful here – if air bubbles form in the churros they can explode, especially if the oil overheats or you use old flour.
8. 8Cooking with hot oil can be dangerous – before you start, read up on how to deep-fry safely to avoid accidents in the kitchen.
9. 9Keep children out of the kitchen and protect yourself by wearing long sleeves and eye protection, and keeping your face away from the pan.
10. 10Once the churros are crisp and golden brown, remove them from the oil with a slotted spoon and tip into a colander and drain on the kitchen paper-lined tray.
11. 11Carry on cooking the rest of the dough in batches, sprinkling the cooked churros with some cinnamon sugar as you go.
12. 12When you’ve cooked all the churros, toss with any remaining cinnamon sugar and serve with the chocolate sauce, for dipping.
13. 13To see a video of how to prepare churros, take a look at our churros ice cream sandwich recipe.