MKR episode 16 recipe: Churros with Pistachio Mascarpone Cream and Liqueur & Chocolate Sauce

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Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 45 minutes

Serves 4.

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Ingredients

Whipped cream, to serve

Liqueur & Chocolate Sauce

100ml thickened cream

100ml milk

200g milk chocolate, chopped

125ml whiskey

3 tbs golden syrup

½ tsp vanilla extract

Caramel sauce

130g brown sugar

125g butter

300ml thickened cream

¼ tsp salt

Pistachio mascarpone cream

100g shelled pistachios, toasted

300ml thickened cream

2 tbs icing sugar

Churros

250ml milk

70g butter

¼ tsp salt

150g plain flour

3 eggs, lightly beaten

Vegetable oil, for deep frying

cinnamon sugar, for rolling

Method

1. To make chocolate sauce, heat cream and milk in a saucepan until hot. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Whisk until smooth and combined.

2. To make caramel sauce, stir sugar and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until melted and combined. Whisk in cream and salt. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until thickend.

3. To make pistachio mascarpone, process pistachios to form fine crumbs. Whisk mascarpone and icing sugar until light and fluffy. Fold in pistachios.

4. To make churros, bring milk, butter and salt to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until well combined.

5. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Whisk in eggs to form a smooth batter. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a large star-shaped nozzle.

6. Working in batches, pipe 10cm spirals of batter into hot oil, using scissors to cut off lengths. Fry for 3 minutes or until golden and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper. Roll in sugar.

7. Serve churros with chocolate and caramel sauces and whipped cream.

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