Tuesday, 27 December 2011

Croquembouche





3oz - butter
3.5 oz plain flour
1/4 pint water

2 eggs

large pot double cream
tablespoon icing sugar
few drops of vanilla extract


Melt the butter and then add the water. Bring to the boil then add all the flour at once (off the heat) and beat until smooth and the dough comes away from the pan.

Add one egg and beat until smooth
add the other egg and beat until smooth

Pipe onto baking paper (large teaspoon size drops) and bake in a hot oven ( about 190) for 20 mins

Take out of the oven and put a small slit in each one to allow the steam to escape. while cooling whip the cream, sugar and vanilla.

Then when the buns have cooled pipe the cream into each one.

They can then be served either with a chocolate sauce ( profiteroles) or with caramel, or any sauce you prefer.

They can also be piled up with the HOT caramel, which when cools is lovly and crunchy - but be careful as HOT caramel burns - - i have the blister to prove it...