Croquembouche (puff, christmas tree) Recipe

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Croquembouche (puff, christmas tree)
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar

Directions:

  1. To make Puffs:preheat oven 400f.
  2. Bring water, butter,sugar & salt to a roiling boil in a large saucepan.
  3. Add flour all at once, stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan clean. Remove from heat.
  4. Beat in eggs, one at at a time with a wooden spoon until paste is shiny& smooth Drop pastry by well rounded teasp, 1 1/2 apart on 2 ungreased cookie sheets Bake 35 minutes or until puffed and golden.
  5. Cool on a wire rack.
  6. Prepare carmelized sugar:.
  7. Heat sugar & lemon juice in a heavy medium sized skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon until the sugar is melted and light golden brown.
  8. Do not let it burn Remove from heat.
  9. Putting it together:.
  10. Place 14 puffs in a 9 circle on a platter.
  11. Fill in the center of the circle with about 5 more puffs.
  12. Working quickly and carefully dip the bottom of remaining puffs in the carmalized sugar (don't let it touch your skin), one at a time and place each on top of the base puffs in a slightly smaller circle Fill in the center with puffs.
  13. Continue making each circle smaller to form a tree shape.
  14. Drizzle the remaining sugar over the tree and decorate with the cherry halves You may refrigerate for 1-2 days.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 187.21 Kcal (784 kJ)
Calories from fat 94.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.52g 16%
Cholesterol 67.41mg 22%
Sodium 299.51mg 12%
Potassium 44.02mg 1%
Total Carbs 20.67g 7%
Sugars 9.11g 36%
Dietary Fiber 1.24g 5%
Protein 3.22g 6%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1mg 5%
Calcium 44.6mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 274.97 Kcal (1151 kJ)
Calories from fat 139.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.45g 16%
Cholesterol 99.01mg 22%
Sodium 439.92mg 12%
Potassium 64.66mg 1%
Total Carbs 30.36g 7%
Sugars 13.38g 36%
Dietary Fiber 1.82g 5%
Protein 4.73g 6%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1.4mg 5%
Calcium 65.5mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.4
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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