Chocolate Filling Profiteroles Recipe

How to make it

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• Profiterole batter:
• Place water, butter and salt in a saucepan and slowly bring to the boil.
• As soon as the mixture boils, quickly stir in flour, using a wooden spoon.
• Cook over low heat, beating constantly
• Until mixture is smooth and leaves the sides of the pan.
• Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and until mixture is light and glossy. Rest for 30 minutes.
• Spoon batter into a piping bag fitted with a large fluted nozzle and pipe small swirls onto a well greased baking sheet.
• Bake in a hot oven until well risen.
• Lower the heat of the oven and cook pastries a little longer, until golden.
• Turn off the oven and leave them inside until cool and crisp.
• Cool on wire racks.
• Chocolate filling:
• Place milk in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from heat.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat, add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat.
• Add the sugar and chocolate powder, alternating with the hot milk.
• Cook over a moderate heat, stirring continuously and bring to the boil.
• Boil for 5 minutes, stirring all the time and remove from heat. Cool.
• Make a slit in the base of each profiterole.
• Spoon the chocolate filling into a piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle and pipe filling into profiteroles.
• Place them on a serving dish and sprinkle them with sweet chocolate powder or caster sugar.