Cala Sila Restaurant, Granollers, Spain

Dessert Tapas - it's the future!

After our fairly average dinner on the first night, we were told about Cala Sila and thought we'd give it a try - we weren't disappointed!

It's a tapas restaurant with about 20 choices on the paper menu which is wrapped around your checked fabric napkin.  We chose about 8 different things to try between us for our main selection and it was all lovely.  The staff were all helpful and friendly and we managed to get by in a mix of English and Spanish.



They also do tapas desserts - a brilliant idea!  We chose three and my favourite was the churros and chocolate.  Churros are deep fried pastry dough sticks and you eat them dipped in thick Spanish hot chocolate - oh, YUM!

The bill was less than €60 for three, including a few beers and glasses of cava - you've got to try Cala Sila if you're in Granollers!

Here's a recipe for churros, if you want to give it a try:-

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 quarts oil for frying
• 1/2 cup white sugar, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine water, 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, salt and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in flour until mixture forms a ball.
2. Heat oil for frying in deep-fryer or deep skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Pipe strips of dough into hot oil using a pastry bag. Fry until golden; drain on paper towels.
3. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Roll drained churros in cinnamon and sugar mixture.

More churros (chocolate covered this time) and hot chocolate the next day.