Serves 4 people
90 g caster sugar
1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tbsp chinese five spice powder
125 g plain flour
125 g self-raising flour
pinch of salt
zest of 1 orange
450 ml boiling water
2 tbsp grapeseed oil or canola oil
1 L vegetable oil for frying
Chocolate sauce:

250 g dark chocolate (chopped)
3 tbsp honey
300 ml double/heavy cream

Recipe Courtesy of
Asian Food Network

Orange and Five Spice Churros

Orange and Five Spice Churros - giving the doughy chunk a zesty refreshing flavour with the orange, and the perfect blend of spices to keep it interesting.

Difficulty: Hard

Preparation: 15 min
Cook: 30 min
Clean up: 5 min

Steps: 6 steps
13 Ingredients

Difficulty: Hard
Steps: 6 steps
13 Ingredients

Preparation: 15 min
Cook: 30 min
Clean up: 5 min

Instructions

Make spiced sugar
- In a wide-mouthed bowl, mix the ground cinnamon, chinese five spice and caster sugar together. Set aside.

Make chocolate sauce
- Make the chocolate sauce by heating the dark chocolate, honey and cream over a low heat until combined. Set aside.

Make batter
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the plain flour, self-raising flour, orange zest and salt together and create a well in the middle.
- Pour the grapeseedor canola oil and boiling water into the well and mix everything together to form a batter.
- Beat it well to make sure it's smooth.
- Set aside for 10 minutes.

Heat oil for frying
- Heat up the sunflower oil over a medium-high heat. If you have a thermometer, the oil should be at 170C.

Pipe churros for frying
- Transfer the churros batter to a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle.
- Holding the piping bag in one hand and a pair of scissors in the other, squeeze out 2 or 3-inch segments of the churros batter, snipping to release it into the hot oil.
- Fry 3-4 at a time.

Drain oil from churros
- Fry each batch for 3-4 minutes, then remove and drain on kitchen paper.

Plate and Serve!

Toss the churros with the spiced sugar. Serve alongside chocolate sauce.

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Name: Orange and Five Spice Churros
Prep time: P0Y0M0D0H15M0S
Cook time: P0Y0M0D0H30M0S
Total time: P0Y0M0D0H45M0S
Yield: Serves 4 people
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 90 g caster sugar; 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tbsp chinese five spice powder; 125 g plain flour; 125 g self-raising flour; pinch of salt; zest of 1 orange; 450 ml boiling water; 2 tbsp grapeseed oil or canola oil; 1 L vegetable oil for frying; Chocolate sauce: 250 g dark chocolate (chopped); 3 tbsp honey; 300 ml double/heavy cream