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Tuesday January 17, 2006

A failed dessert

-"prof"

I decided to make profiteroles which are made with choux pastry. As you can see they did not work! I took two recipes and compared the ingredients and method. They were pretty much the same. You start with water and some butter and after the butter has melted you bring it to the boil. Take it off the heat, add sifted flour in one go while stirring rigorously. Delia suggested the mixture should all bind together and be quite stiff. My effort was quite runny. I pressed on and added the beaten eggs. It was still runny. I decided to cook them anyway and put a small hazelnut blob on a flat steel shelf that went in the oven. I also sprinkled the shelf with water to create steam to help the profiteroles rise. As you can see they did not rise. The birds ate them anyway. Does anyone have any tips?

( Jan 17 2006, 12:00:01 AM PST ) Permalink Comments [2]