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Raspberry Cream Puffs
original recipe: http://bakersdaughter.typepad.com/the_bakers_daughter/2009/08/feeling-french-trois.html
Ingredients:
Choux Dough:
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
Raspberry Whipped Cream"
- 1 cup whip cream (35%)
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 1/4 vanilla bean
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
Glaze:
- 1 cup icing sugar
- water to thin
- Pink food colouring
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a medium sized pot combine the water and butter together and bring to
a boil. Once boiling add the flour and salt to the water mixture and
turn the heat down to medium. Mix continuously for 1 minute with a
wooden spoon, this will cook the flour. Let choux dough sit for a few
minutes to cool. Using a stand mixer, hand mixer or a spoon, gradually
add the eggs one at a time, beating the whole time.
Line two cookie sheets with parchment. Using a pastry bag fitted with a
number 10 tip, make a quarter sized ball shape out of the choux dough.
If you do not have a pastry bag, use a teaspoon to drop balls of dough
onto the pan. Bake for approximately 15 minutes until the puff is golden
brown and feels very light when picked up. Let cool completely before
filling.
Using a fork, mash the raspberries in a small bowl and set aside.
Combine the whipped cream, vanilla, lemon zest and sugar. Whip in a
stand mixer or with a hand blender until peaks form. Fold in the
macerated raspberries gently by hand.
There are two methods of filling the cream puffs with the raspberry
whipped cream. #1: With a serrated knife cut off the top 1/3 of the
cream puff. Drop 1 tsp of filling into the cream puff base and place
the top on. #2: Using a pastry bag and tip #10 fill the bag with the
whipped cream. Insert the tip into the side of the cream puff and
squeeze until it is filled
Make the glaze by combining the icing sugar and water. Add a small
amount of food colouring (I use Wilton) and mix to combine the colour.
Dip the tops of the puffs in the glaze, top with a raspberry and let
dry. Store in the fridge until you're ready to serve.