Custard Puff

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.