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.