Haven been feeling well recently so was too lazy to do any baking for Christmas. 2 of my nephews came visiting today so I tried out a new recipe. Custard Puff !!!
Ingredient for the puff:
130g butter
1 1/2 cup of water
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
180g plain flour (sifted)
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Piping bags and nozzles
PS: for the custard, pls refer to the recipe at the fruit tarts tag.
Method:
Preheat the oven, grease baking tray or place a sheet of baking paper.
Melt butter, water, caster sugar & salt in a pot until butter is dissolved.
Fold in sifted flour, cook until the mixture form a soft dough (take about another 5 mins)
Transfer the hot dough into a mixing bowl, add the vanilla essence and beat it for about 5 mins to lower down the temperature of the hot dough.
Add one egg at a time and beat thoroughly for each addition. (make sure the dough does not cook the egg)
Beat until the mixture become smooth batter.
Transfer the batter into the piping bag and pipe onto tray.
Bake in preheat oven for 20 mins @ 200c, then reduce temp to 160c and bake for another 10 mins.
Let the puff cool down on a cooling rack.
Use a scissor to slit an opening and pipe in cream or custard.
Sift some icing sugar on the puff before serving.
