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Profiteroles

A choux pastry filled dessert. Make 16 - 20 pieces
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
pastry cooling time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 4
Calories 369 kcal

Equipment

  • Large Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Plate
  • Piping bag X 2
  • Piping Nozzle
  • Medium Bowl
  • Baking Tray
  • Baking paper
  • Oven

Ingredients
  

Choux pastry

  • 100 g Plain Four
  • 2 Eggs
  • 220 ml Water
  • 85 g Unsalted butter

Filling

  • 100 ml Whipping cream
  • 1 tbsp Icing sugar optional
  • ¼ vanilla extract or use a ½ vanilla pod

Topping

  • 75 g Dark good quality chocolate

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 200°c (this will be done for you in class).
  • Measure and cut a piece of baking paper to fit your baking tray. (this will be done for you in class)

Choux Pastry

  • Measure 220ml of water and add to your saucepan.
  • Add the butter to the water and bring to the boil on a high heat.
  • When it has come to a rolling boiling, add the flour quiclky all at once.
  • Beat vigourosly with a wooden spoon until it becomes a ball.
  • Spread it out on a plate to cool for 30mins.
  • Place your cooled choux pastry into a bowl. Beat in 1 egg until it has been completely absorped
  • Add the remainig egg and repeat. If your batter is to thick and stiff add in ½ another egg. BE CAREFUL if your batter is too runny your buns will not rise and you may have to begin again.
  • Put the cooled pastry into a piping bag, snip the end and pipe 12-16 choux buns.
  • Sprinkle water onto the baking tray.
  • Bake for 20 mins on 200°c in the middle of the oven, then lower to 180°c for a further 10mins to help your profieroles dry out in the centre.
  • Leave your choux buns to cool.
  • Melt your chocolate in the microwave for 70 secs, do this in 10 secs bursts.
  • Whip your cream to a thick consistency and put in an assembled piping bag.
  • Push your piping nozzle into each cream puff and fill with cream.
  • Place your filled choux buns in a bowl and drizzle with melted chocolate.

Nutrition

Calories: 369kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 6gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 46mgPotassium: 76mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1017IUCalcium: 37mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chocolate, choux, cream, cream puff, pastry
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