After trying to entertain myself with chick flicks and left over pasta I decided to bake. To my dismay there weren't enough ingredients to make a cake so I ended up making cream puffs; my ultimate fave!
Ingredients For the Cream Filling:
1Cup of Cream
½ Cup of Milk
½ cup sugar
Pinch salt
5 large egg yolks
3 tablespoons cornstarch
½ Stick of unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Procedure:
1. Heat the cream, 6 tablespoons of the sugar, and the salt in a pan over medium heat until simmering, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar.
2. Whisk the egg yolks in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined. Then whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is creamy this takes about 15 to20 seconds. Add the cornstarch and whisk for 20 more seconds or so.
3. When the cream mixture reaches a full simmer, gradually whisk in the cream into the yolk mixture to temper.
4. After putting together the two mixtures; return it to the pan and simmer over medium heat whisking constantly until it is thickened and glossy.
5. Turn off the heat then whisk in the butter and vanilla extract
6. Strain the pastry cream through a fine-mesh sieve set over a medium bowl.
7. Press plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming and refrigerate until cold and set, at least 3 hours.
Ingredients for the Choux Pastry:
1 cup of water
7 tablespoons unsalted butter
A pinch of salt
2 tablespoons sugar
I 1/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1 egg slightly beaten for glazing
Pre-heat your oven up to 400 degrees F
Procedure:
1. Combine water and butter and cook until the butter melts and the water boils. Season with a pinch of salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar.
2. Remove from the heat and add the flour immediately.
3. Beat with a wooden spoon until the dough thickens. Stir under low heat until the dough pulls away from the pan
4. Remove from heat then beat in the eggs one at a time until the dough becomes smooth and sort of liquidy.
5. Allow to cool down for a while. Ready a greased cookie sheet on a baking pan while doing so.
6. Place mixture into a pastry bag and pipe well-spaced balls 2 inches in diameter.
7. Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until they are golden brown. At the last 5 minutes brush a little egg yolk and milk on the surface of each puff.
8. Allow the puffs to cool before putting in the cream.
9. Place the cream inside a pastry bag and slit a hole into the puff just enough for the tip of the pastry bag to get through, then simply pipe it in. Top your puff off with caramel, powdered sugar or even chocolate syrup. Whatever suits you. :)
Looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, can i have sum? =P
ReplyDeleteHaha, they're all gone now. Sorry :)
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