Mexican Chocolate Churros

Churros have been around for hundreds of years and maybe even thousands if you include the churro-like recipe in an ancient Roman cookbook attributed to Apicius. The name, however, comes into print only in the late 1800s, and the use may be Latin American in origin. Originally, churro referred to a kind of coarse wool, so perhaps someone thought the rough strands of fried dough looked a little like it. If you’re looking for a little more authenticity, use Ceylon cinnamon, or what Lat