Black Pepper Chicken Puff

M.I.A. for quite a while as I was really very tied up with lots of things that have been happening during the last few months. Hb and kids were all asking me when can I start baking again but I was just too tired to do anything... (~.~)

Feeling a bit....bit guilty ..... I decided to make something real simple to fulfill their tastebud. ^,^

Tender chicken chunks marinated in rich black pepper sauce, wrapped with a flavourful combination of flaky pastry.

Mango Strudel

It's mango season and I just cannot resist those sweet and juicy mangoes that I saw at the supermarket. Still have a pack of puff pastry in my freezer so I thought it may be a good idea to make some mango strudel after seeing one baking pal, Eileen making it some time back.

 

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.