Churros with Coffee-Flavoured Dulce De Leche Sauce

Makes: About 20
Preparation Time: 30 Minutes
Cooking Time: About 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 5ml sugar
• 50g (55ml) butter
• 170g (310ml) cake flour
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• sunflower oil, for deep-frying
• 110g (125ml) castor sugar
• 3ml ground cinnamon
• 1ml ground cardamom

Dulce De Leche Sauce:

• 125ml caramel treat
• 125ml cream
• 5ml instant coffee granules

Method:

1. Heat 250ml water, 1ml salt, the sugar & butter together in a saucepan.
2. Once the butter has melted, add the flour all at once & stir.
3. Stir over the heat for a minute, then remove from the heat & set aside to cool.  Add the eggs, one half at a time.  Mix together well.
4. Put the mixture into a piping bag with a star nozzle.  Heat a saucepan of oil until its hot.  Pipe the mixture & use scissors to cut off pieces of the batter into the hot oil.  Let them cook until golden brown.  Remove from the oil & drain on absorbent paper.
5. Mix together the castor sugar, cinnamon & cardamom.  Toss the churros in the cinnamon sugar.

   Sauce:  Heat the ingredients together & stir until smooth.  Serve drizzled over the churros or in a 

                bowl for dipping.

Credits: Ideas Magazine, February 2016    www.media24.com/magazines/ideas/