Milk Chocolate Filled Cream Puffs
Ingredients
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Unit of Measurement
- Pate a Choux
- 660 g PreGel Éclair Mix-GF
- 820 g warm water 55°-60°C/131°-140°F
- Croustillant for Pate a Choux
- 100 g butter - unsalted
- 125 g brown sugar
- 2 g salt
- 125 g PreGel Frollis GF
- Milk Chocolate Pastry Cream (Hot Process)
- 100 g PreGel Five Star Chef Hot Process Pastry Cream - 312078
- 200 g sugar
- 900 g whole milk
- 100 g cream
- 90 g Fine Milk Chocolate Couverture - 44%
Method of Preparation
- Instructions for Pate a Choux
- Combine warm water and PreGel Éclair Mix in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Mix on medium speed for 10 minutes.
- Allow the dough to rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Pipe into desired shape. Spray heavily with water before baking.
- Bake at 175°C/347°F for about 30-45 minutes, in an open vent oven with medium fan speed.
- In a static oven, bake at 200°C/392°F for 25-30 minutes.
Instructions for Croustillant for Pate a Choux
- Combine the butter, sugar and salt together in a mixer and cream together until smooth.
- Add the PreGel Frollis GF and mix until incorporated.
- Roll out between two nonstick mats to about 5mm/ 1/8 inch.
- Store in freezer and cut as needed.
Instructions for Milk Chocolate Pastry Cream (Hot Process)
- Combine sugar and PreGel 5-Star Chef Pastry Select™ Pastry Cream Superior (Hot Process) - 312078 in a bowl; whisk in cream to dissolve the dry ingredients.
- Heat milk on the stove.
- Slowly whisk hot milk into remaining ingredients; transfer mixture back to the pot and return to the stove.
- Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally; cook for about 1 minute.
- Remove from the heat, add in Fine Milk Chocolate Couverture 44%; cook for about 1 minute.
- Transfer to a container and cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate until ready to use.
- Place pastry cream in a piping bag with a small straight tip.
Instructions for Final Assembly
- Place the Chocolate Pastry Cream in a piping bag with a small straight piping tip.
- Gently poke a small hole on the bottom of the baked pate a choux.
- Fill the pate a choux with as much Chocolate Pastry Cream that will fit inside without extruding out.