Christmas Profiterole Puds

Name: Christmas Profiterole Puds
Yield: Makes 20
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: 125 g (4½ oz) plain flour; 300 ml (1¼ cup) water; 2 teaspoons sugar; 100 g (3½ oz) butter; 25 g (1 oz) cocoa; 75 g (2½ oz) unsalted, pistachios, shelled and chopped finely; 2 tablespoons icing sugar; 300 ml (1¼ cup) double cream; 3 eggs, beaten; 50 g (1¾ oz) ready-to-roll green icing; 15 g (½ oz) ready-to-roll red icing; 200 g (7 oz) white chocolate, melted (seehow to melt your chocolate); 200 g (7 oz) white chocolate, melted (seehow to melt your chocolate)

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Hebridean Baker at Home

By Coinneach MacLeod

Published 2023

About

If you’re looking for a bite-sized festive treat this Christmas, these pistachio cream-filled profiteroles are guaranteed to bring a smile to everyone’s face. They are decorated to resemble wee Christmas puddings, complete with all the festive trimmings. They’re the very definition of a Christmas cracker!

Ingredients

For the profiteroles

125 g (4½ oz) plain flour
25 g (1

Europe
United Kingdom
Pie
Vegetarian
Scotland
Christmas

Method

To make the profiteroles

Sieve the flour and cocoa into a bowl.

Place the butter, sugar and water in a small saucepan and heat until the water just reaches boiling point and the butter has melted. Remove from the heat and add the flour and cocoa and beat the mix with a wooden spoon to form a smooth paste. Return to a gentle heat and stir for a minut