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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 18 |
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I always thought that one will never be a real good chef untill he creates new recipes using his immagination.I always loved devil's food cake combination and I am also a big fan of eclairs and profiteroles.Here is the result. Ingredients:
1 cup water |
1 cup flour (subtract 2 1/2 tbsp after measuring the cup) |
60 grams butter |
3 tbsp cocoa powder |
5 large eggs |
1 tsp vanilla powder |
filling |
4 eggs white |
1/2 tsp cream of tartar or 1 tsp lemon juice |
125 grams sugar |
melted chocolate for glaze |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 F, grease two large cookie sheets lightly.
2. Mix the flour and cocoa powder and set aside.
3. In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, bring butter and water to a running boil.
4. Pour the flour mixture all in one go and stir using a wooden spoon till it form a
5. Ball shape. Turn the dough on a clean bowl and cool for 15 minutes.
6. Mix in the eggs one at a time stirring well after each addition. Add the vanilla and stir
7. Again.
8. Fill the dough in a piping bag fitted with a nozzle of the shape you desire (I used star and
9. Rounded nozzle as I made profiteroles and éclairs shape)
10. Pipe the dough on the cookie sheets and bake for 30 minutes till risen and puffed.
11. Turn the oven off and take them out .Cut them in half horizontally and
12. Return them in the warm oven while you prepare the filling. We want them
13. To be completely dried from inside.
14. Filling:
15. In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites till frothy, add the cream of tartar or lemon juice
16. And beat till soft peaks form. Add the sugar gradually and beat till shiny and glossy
17. And stiff peaks forms.
18. Fill in a piping bag fitted with star nozzle and pipe rosettes over the bottom
19. Half of each peace. Cover with the top half.
20. Using a flame torsche, carefully heat from the side till golden brown. Glaze
21. With melted chocolate.
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