Merienda means a snack you have between lunch and dinner…usually a sandwich or something sweet. So yesterday I decided to make Churros con chocolate for our merienda. I found this recipe online a few years ago and it is just so yummy!
Ingredients
• 125g plain flour
• 125g self raising flour
• a pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp good olive oil
• 450ml boiling water
• Sunflower oil for frying
Method
1. Sift the plain flour, self raising flour and salt in a heatproof bowl. Create a well in the centre.
2. In a measuring cup, add the olive oil to the boiling water and stir.
3. Pour into the flour and mix rapidly with a fork. Once combined, let it rest for 10 mins.
4. In a skillet, heat sunflower oil. Place the mixture in a piping bag and pipe away into the oil. Make sure it’s not too hot as you want it to cook through. Also, don’t place too many at once or they will stick together.
5. Once golden, remove them from the skillet and drain on a kitchen towel. Sprinkle with a little sugar (I used brown sugar instead of caster sugar).
For the chocolate, I used Valor thick chocolate you can find here but you can also melt some dark chocolate in a saucepan.
Serve immediately.
Churros are common to have for breakfast here but I love them at anytime of the day.
You may think I’m mad to make my own Churros when I live in the Motherland of Churros! But sometimes there is nothing more satisfying than making something from scratch and enjoying them!
Needless to say, dinner was skipped after having them!
Have a great start to the week!! ☺️
My Simple Delights 
Really yummyyy!!! In Brazil we also have merienda, but its spelled merenda. 🙂
thank you! Hmm…then you should making this for your merenda! 😊xx
Great idea!!! 😊😊😊
Looks so good! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Aww that’s great! Let me know how you get on! 😊
This looks really good! I love Churros! We also call it merienda in the Philippines 🙂
Ah yes, I forgot…lots of Spanish influence in the Philippines! 😊
I am going to try this soon. looks yummy and easy. Tx for sharing
Please do! Let me know how you get on 😊
Definitely 🙂
Yum!! I love churros and often crave them! I did not know churros are eaten for breakfast…would be nice if people made a habit of that here hehehe. I have yet to make homemade churros, although it’s on my list of things to make. Bookmarking this recipe–thanks for sharing! 😀
Haha! Yes you can find it in most places for breakfast here. Please do give it a go when you find the time and thank you for stopping by! 😊
I have to try these they look so yummy 🙂
Thank you! Please do try them. Let me know how you get on! Thanks for stopping by Kelly! 😊
My pleasure I will defo let you need they look to good not to try them 🙂
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Delicious x
Thank you Dimple! xx
I so need to make these! My boyfriend is the biggest churros fiend ever, I would earn major brownie points for making him some of these! Love your recipes, definitely following 🙂
Thanks Kera! Let me know how it turns out!😊
I will do! Will have a go on his boyfriend!