Experience the exquisite combination of fried dough, cinnamon, sugar, and chocolate. Yamira Lee Johnson, head chef and founder of Breaking Bread with Mira, shows us how to make homemade churros and hot chocolate.
OCLS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with this Cuisine Corner series specially created by Chef Yamira Lee Johnson. Be sure to check out Yamira Lee Johnson’s upcoming cooking videos on OCLS Videos.
Churros Ingredients
• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons of avocado oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ teaspoons Vanilla
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups of oil of your choice for frying
Hot Chocolate Ingredients
• 1 stick from a bar of chocolate Cortes
• 1 cup of oat milk or heavy cream
• Pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Pinch of sugar