Receta Sweet Cream Puffs / Profiterole
Sweet Cream Puffs / Profiterole
To make Pâte à choux (Choux pastry) / Puffs
Ingredients:
Water-1/2 cup
Butter-1/4 cup
All purpose flour/ Maida-1/2 cup
Eggs-2 nos
Salt- a pinch
Sugar-1/2 tbsp
Method:
In a pan, heat water, sugar, butter, salt and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and add flour.
Return to heat and stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat.
Slowly add a lightly beaten egg and mix well.
Add the second egg in the same way and mix till the mixture becomes greasy.
Pour in spoonfuls on to a baking tray & bake in a preheated oven till puffs are crisp.
Remove, prick on top and keep aside.
- For the Sweet Cream
- Sugar-2 tbsp
- Cream-1/2 cup
- Vanilla essence- a pinch
- Lemon juice-a few drops
- Mix in the cream & sugar and add vanilla and lemon juice. Fill the puffs with cream.
- For the Chocolate Sauce:
- Cocoa powder- ½ cup
- Powdered sugar-1 cup
- Water-1/4 cup
Mix cocoa powder, powdered sugar and water in a small pan and boil stirring continuously till thick. Pour this chocolate sauce on puffs.