Cardamom-Scented Profiteroles

Name: Cardamom-Scented Profiteroles
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 10
Cuisine: Iran
Ingredients: 125 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup milk; 100 g/3½ oz/½ cup caster/superfine sugar; 2 tbsp rosewater; 50 g/1¾ oz/scant ½ cup shelled unsalted pistachios, finely chopped; 4 tbsp pomegranate molasses; zest of 1 lime; 1 tsp ground cardamom; 500 ml/17 fl oz/generous 2 cups double/heavy cream; icing/confectioners’ sugar, sifted, for dusting; dried edible rose petals, to decorate; 115 g/4 oz/scant ½ cup butter; a pinch of salt; 4 eggs; 125 g/4½ oz/1 cup plain/all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Makes
10

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

The Jewelled Kitchen

By Bethany Kehdy

Published 2013

About

Although profiteroles may look and sound daunting, they are in fact super-easy to make and don’t take that much time either. Here is my twist on Iran’s popular cream-filled pastries.

Ingredients

125 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup milk
115 g

Asia
Iran
Pastry
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line a large baking sheet with baking parchment. To make the choux pastry, put the milk, butter and 125 ml/