This is my first attempt on baking choux pastry!
Was quite nervous...
I was thrilled to see the puffs rise nicely in the oven!
When the puffs were ready,
the sky got really dark and thunder came!
so I had some "gloomy" pictures!
I did not add any whipped cream for the fillings as I wanted it to be 100% natural.
No additional icing sugar too~
Don't wanna add anymore fats and sugar to these homemade puffs.
But I think these choux pastry did not meet my expectation..
I was expecting it to be soft, but it turned out to be the crispy kind...
I wonder is it because I forgotten to spray the puffs with water before baking them?
However, I will still continue my hunt to get one which suits my taste =)
Anyway, my man loves them very much!
I stopped him from eating, if not all will be gone in less than a few minutes!
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100% Durian Puff
85ml Water
50g Butter
A Pinch of Salt
1/4 tsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Vanilla Essence
50g Bread Flour
20g Cake Flour
50g Butter
A Pinch of Salt
1/4 tsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Vanilla Essence
50g Bread Flour
20g Cake Flour
2 Eggs (Lightly Beaten)
1. Cook water, butter, sugar, salt and vanilla essence in a saucepan till bubbling hot. Turn the heat to low.
2. Add in the flour mixture in one go and mix with a wooden spoon till a dough is formed
3. Still on low heat, cook the dough for 1 – 2 minutes till a thin white film is formed at the bottom of the saucepan.
4. Transfer dough to a mixing bowl and beat till it is lukewarm.
5. Add in egg by thirds and mix till well blended and smooth. It needs to be glossy looking. Test the batter by taking a scoop of it and it hangs down and form a smooth triangular shape, it means u’re on the right track.
6. Place batter into piping bag and pipe it onto a lined pan in rounds of about 5cm in diameter. Spray some water on it. (I piped mine into 2 cm roses and I forgotten to spray water.)
2. Add in the flour mixture in one go and mix with a wooden spoon till a dough is formed
3. Still on low heat, cook the dough for 1 – 2 minutes till a thin white film is formed at the bottom of the saucepan.
4. Transfer dough to a mixing bowl and beat till it is lukewarm.
5. Add in egg by thirds and mix till well blended and smooth. It needs to be glossy looking. Test the batter by taking a scoop of it and it hangs down and form a smooth triangular shape, it means u’re on the right track.
6. Place batter into piping bag and pipe it onto a lined pan in rounds of about 5cm in diameter. Spray some water on it. (I piped mine into 2 cm roses and I forgotten to spray water.)
7. Gently smooth out the pointed peaks with a moistened finger.
8. Bake at 200 degrees for 25 minutes then 180degrees for 8 – 10 minutes or till dry and golden brown in color. (Mine was bite size, took 15 minutes for 200 degrees and another 15 minutes for 180 degrees.)----------------------------------------------------------
Original Recipe : Do What I Like
With Illustration : Maameemoomoo
