Ingredients
Method
Crème pâtissière
- Beat the eggs together with the sugar and the vanilla
- Heat the milk & cream till bubbles just start to form and slowly trickle into the egg mixture while whisking
- Add the salt and cornstarch and return to the pot and heat on a low flame till the custard thickens, whisking continuously
- Add the lime zest and butter, optional
- Chill in Tupperware overnight, and add cling film on the surface to prevent a skin from forming
Choux Pastry
- Heat the water and add the sugar, salt and butter
- Add in the flour and mix vigourously
- Once the dough come together, stir and cook for another minute
- Remove and allow to cool down
- Beat the eggs and slowly whisk into the warm dough
- Transfer the batter into a piping bag with a 1/2 inch round tip
- Pipe onto a sheet and lift upwards
- Wet your fingers and smooth out the tops
- Bake in a preheated oven at 450 degrees and bake for 25 - 30 mins
- If getting too brown, flip the tray around
- When the Choux is golden brown, remove and pierce a few times with a bamboo skewer to release the steam
- Remove and allow to cool down
Profiteroles
- Pierce the back of each profiteroles with a sharp knife
- Fill a pastry bag with the pastry cream fitted with a no 12 tip
- Insert the tip into the profiterole and gently press to fill
- Pour hot cream over the chocolate
- Dip the tops of the filled profiteroles into the melted chocolate and allow them to harden