Swan Choux Pastry with Durian Filling By Charlynn from mybakingcottage Makes 35-40 Swans depending on piped size Choux Pastry Ingredients: 70g Pastry Flour 60g Milk 60g Water 60g Unsalted Butter 2g Salt 5g Sugar 2 Eggs at room temperature (I use 65g eggs) Mist Spray with water Directions: 1.Preheat oven to 200C. 2.Line baking sheet with parchment paper. 3.In a saucepan, stir milk, water, unsalted butter, salt and sugar until mixture boils. 4.Remove from heat and sieve in flour, whisk until fully incorporated. 5.Return to saucepan on medium heat and stir with a rubber spatula till dough starts to stick together and pull away from the saucepan. 6.Put dough in the mixing bowl and beat it with a paddle attachment till slightly cool (if you are not using a mixer, just let it cool in a bowl before adding eggs). 7.Add eggs 1 at a time till fully incorporated. Dough should be thick and elastic. 8.Test by lifting dough with a spatula, it should fall off in 3-5 seconds. 9.Transfer to a piping bad with desired tip and pipe. 10.Lightly spray puff with water and bake for 10-12 minutes. 11.Lower temperature to 160c and bake for 15-20 minutes till golden brown. 12.Remove from oven and cool on cooling rack before filling. 13.Fill with desired fillings. Durian Cream Filling Ingredients: 250g Durian Puree 100g Whipping Cream Directions: 1.Whisk whipping cream till soft peak. 2.Add durian puree and mix till combined.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:40:29 +0000