Raspberry & Strawberry Profiteroles
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About the bake
Everyone loves profiteroles but why not try some fresh summer themed ones? These profiteroles ooze with scrumptiousness and the sliced strawberries and crumbled raspberry cream just add that extra 'wow' factor. Drizzle with warm chocolate sauce or a even a fresh berry sauce if you really want to show off and impress your guests. Head to the kitchen, apron on, you've got this. We won't tell anyone if you lick the spoon.
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C, gas mark 6). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
Step 2
Pour the water into a saucepan, add the butter then heat gently until the butter has just melted. Bring to the boil then take off the heat and sift in the flour. Mix together then put the pan back on the heat and cook, stirring, until the mixture makes a smooth ball. Leave to cool for 15 minutes.
Step 3
Beat the eggs with the vanilla then gradually beat into the cooled choux pastry in the pan, or transfer to a food processor if you’d rather. Beat until really smooth then spoon into a large piping bag fitted with a 1.5cm (3/4 inch) plain piping tube. Pipe about 20 balls on to the greased baking sheet, leaving space between them.
Step 4
Bake for 15-18 minutes until well risen and golden. Make a slit in the side of each choux puff to let the steam escape then put back into the turned off oven for 3- 5 minutes until crisp then take out and leave to cool.
Step 5
To make the sauce, add the chocolate, milk and sugar to a small saucepan and heat gently, stirring occasionally until the chocolate has melted and the sauce is smooth. Stir in the vanilla. Sprinkle surface with a little caster sugar if not serving immediately so that a skin doesn’t form.
Step 6
Whip the cream until it forms soft swirls then fold in the yogurt, vanilla and sugar. Crumble in the raspberries and briefly fold together.
Step 7
Slit the choux puffs almost in half, arrange the sliced strawberries over the base of each one then top with a spoonful of raspberry cream. Press the lids back in place then arrange on serving plates. Dust lightly with sifted icing sugar and serve drizzled with warm chocolate sauce.
Step 8
The cooked choux puffs can be made the day before and kept in an airtight tin then fill and serve with sauce when you need them. For kids or adults who don’t like dark chocolate then use half dark and half milk chocolate for a lighter tasting sauce or why not drizzle with an easy berry sauce made by pureeing 225g (8oz) strawberries and 150g (5oz) raspberries pureed together then press through a sieve before serving.
Ingredients
For the choux pastry
- 150mlWater
- 50gButter (unsalted)
- 65gAllinson's Plain White Flour
- 2Egg(s) (free range) (medium)
- 0.5 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
For the sauce
- 150gDark chocolate
- 150mlMilk (semi-skimmed)
- 2 tbspSilver Spoon Icing sugar
- 0.5 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
For the filling
- 150mlDouble cream
- 100mlGreek yoghurt
- 0.5 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbspSilver Spoon Icing sugar
- 150gRaspberries
- 225gStrawberries (hulled, sliced)