Chocolate cream puffs
Prep:
20 mins
Cook:
30 mins
Using homemade choux pastry, these chocolate cream puffs are irresistible.
113g butter
250ml water
Pinch salt
120g flour
4 eggs
Melting chocolate
Icing sugar for dusting
Preheat oven to 220°C/ 425°F/ gas mark 7. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Gently melt your butter in a saucepan on a medium heat. Pour in the water and salt.
Allow it to come to a boil before spooning in your flour. Cook for about 3 minutes.
Allow to cool before adding in your eggs. Make sure they are combined together well.
Spoon 1 teaspoons amounts of the dough onto the parchment paper until it is all used up.
Place in the oven for 30 minutes or until golden.
While the puffs are baking, melt your chocolate over a pot of boiling water.
Remove the pastry puffs from the oven and leave to cool.
Gently cut them in half and fill the insides with the melted chocolate.
Dust with icing sugar before serving.
Serves
makes 25
Preparation Time
20 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes
Main ingredients
Dairy, Flour, Chocolate
Recipe Type
Cakes & Baking, Cake Stall
Level of Difficulty
Easy
