Homemade Profiteroles

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 100 grams butterInstead: olive oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 cup flour
• 4 eggs
• 2.5 cups milk (for pastry cream)Instead: oat milk
• 3 tablespoons flour (for pastry cream)
• 1 tea glass granulated sugar (for pastry cream)
• 1 pack vanilla
• 160 grams dark chocolate and 1 pack cream (for sauce)

Calories are an editor’s estimate per serving, not a lab measurement.

Method

1. 1

   Put water, butter and salt in a pot and bring to a boil.

2. 2

   Add flour and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon for 2-3 minutes.

3. 3

   After the dough cools down, add the eggs one by one and beat with a mixer.

4. 4

   Drop walnut-sized pieces of dough on a lined baking sheet with space in between.

5. 5

   Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 30-35 minutes until golden.

6. 6

   Prepare the cream by cooking milk, flour, sugar and vanilla; whisk until smooth.

7. 7

   Fill the baked puffs with cream and serve by pouring melted chocolate sauce over them.

Note. Do not open the oven door during the first 20 minutes of baking the choux pastry, otherwise they will not rise.