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Profiteroles

Author Farmhouse 1820

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Heat the milk, butter and salt over medium heat until scalded.
  • When the butter is melted and small bubbles appear around the rim of the milk, add the flour all at once and bet it with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes together and forms a doubt.
  • Cook stirring constantly over low heat for 2 minutes.
  • Scrap the hot mixture into the bowl of a food processor.
  • Add the eggs and pulse until the eggs are incorporated into the dough and the mixture looks thick and velvety.
  • Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag (or into a ziploc bag, pushing the mixture into a corner and cut the tip off).
  • Using a baking sheet topped with parchment paper, pipe in mounds 2 inches wide and about 1 inch high.
  • With a wet finger, lightly press the swirl peak down on each puff.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned, then turn off oven and let them sit for another 10 minutes until they sound hollow when tapped.
  • Remove from oven and make a small slit in the side of each puff to allow steam to escape..