Profiteroles

Pamper your guests (and yourself) with a huge mountain of home made profiteroles! Profiteroles are a well-known and popular dessert, also called in France "choux à la crème". These cream puffs are incredibly indulgent and beautiful at the same time, that is the reason why they are amazing.

First of all, make a choux pastry: work together, in a nonstick saucepan, butter, water, sugar, a pinch of salt and put on a low heat. Bring to the boil. Once boiling, turn off the heat and quickly add the flour. Beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture is well combined and comes away from the sides. Use a pastry bag to pipe the mixture into balls over a baking tray. Preheat the oven, then bake for 15 minutes at 200°C, for 10 minutes at 180°C, and for 8 minutes at a lower temperature with the fan on. Let your pastries cool down. In the meanwhile, make your custard: work egg yolks and sugar until foamy. Pour over milk and sifted flour. Put on a low heat, stirring constantly until the mixture begins to steam and thicken. Use a piping bag to fill your pastries with the custard. Melt your chocolate on a low heat adding two tablespoons of water. Once melted, pour it over the profiteroles previously nicely arranged on a serving tray. Complete with some flakes of whipped cream.