Profiteroles

Profiteroles

From   Tea Time

Prep: 35 minutes

Cook: 50 minutes

Method: Moderate

Course: Dessert

Type: Indian

French choux pastry balls filled with chocolate ganche  

Ingredients

  • Choux paste
  • Butter 200 gms + to grease
  • Refined flour 300 gms
  • Eggs 3
  • Filling
  • Fresh cream 300 mls
  • Dark chocoalte, grated 150 gms
  • Icing sugar for dusting

Methods

  • For choux paste, heat 500 ml water in a deep non-stick pan, add butter and let it melt. Add refined flour and mix till a thick mixture is formed. Transfer into a bowl.
  • Add eggs, one at a time and continue to stir till you get a smooth and lump free batter. Let it cool.
  • Preheat oven to 180° C. Grease a baking tray.
  • Transfer the mixture into a piping bag, pipe round dumplings on the prepared tray, keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 30-40 minutes. Take the tray out and let them cool down to room temperature
  • For filling, heat cream in a non-stick pan, add chocolate and mix till the chocolate is melts. Allow it to cool, fill into a piping bag and keep it in the refrigerator to set.
  • Pipe the filling into the profiteroles, arrange them on a serving platter, dust icing sugar through a sieve over them and serve.