Working in pairs to make a Choux Pastry pipe into Profiteroles, fill with whipped cream and decorate with chocolate icing

Year 8: Chocolate Profiteroles

Piping

Ingredients:

·        55g butter

·        75g plain flour

·        2 eggs

·        150ml water

 

To decorate:

·        200ml double cream

·        200g icing sugar

·         1 heaped teaspoon cocoa powder

Filling

Coating

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Method:

1.     Pre heat oven to 200 degrees.

2.     Place butter and water in a saucepan and gently heat until butter has melted, then bring to boil. Remove from heat.

3.     Sift flour onto a piece of paper. Tip flour into saucepan and beat with a wooden spoon.

4.     Crack eggs into jug and mix with a fork. SLOWLY add beaten eggs to flour mix, beat well after each addition, until you have a smooth, shiny paste.

5.     Fill piping bag and pipe small blobs on a greased baking tray. Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown. Allow to cool.

6.     When buns are cold, fill with whipped cream and drizzle over chocolate icing.

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