Haagse bluf

Churros

• 3 EGG WHITES
• 100 GRAM SUGAR
• 1 CUP RED CURRANT JUICE
• 4 BESCHUITEN

• 125 GRAM FLOUR
• 100 GRAM BUTTER
• 3 EGGS
• 100 GRAM CHOCOLATE
• 4 TBS CREAM
• ICING SUGAR

Beat the egg whites until they are fluffy, using an electrical mixer. Slowly add the sugar, keep mixing; after that, slowly add the red currant juice while mixing. Spoon the mixture in a glass or on top of a beschuit, decorate with a berry or a little jam.

"Haagse bluf" means "Bluff from The Hague". On the 13th of May 1619, Johan van Oldebarneveldt, a famous politician from The Netherlands, was executed in The Hague. The conviction was done, as usual in those days, by his personal enemies. Click on culinary calendar for more links between cooking and historical events.

Bring 1 cup of water to the boil with the butter. Add the flour and keep stirring over low heat until the batter becomes a ball. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the eggs one by one. Make small forms using a piping bag and deep-fry them until the are golden brown. Melt the chocolate with the cream. Dust the churros with icing sugar and dip them into the chocolate mixture.

This is a Mexican recipe. 30 September in Mexico is celebrated as "Morelo's birthday" since Father José Maria Morelos y Pavin, one of the founding fathers who led the Independence War against Spain, was born on that date in 1765. Click on culinary calendar for more links between cooking and worldwide history.