Choux Puffs with Custard Cream

You might be surprised to see choux pastry in an Indonesian cookbook. Though choux puffs are originally French, they were brought to Indonesia by the Dutch. This sweet treat, called soes in Dutch and kue sus (sus cake) in Indonesian, is filled with vla, Dutch for “custard cream” (aka pastry cream). Julia spikes her vla with rum, which is the version I grew up eating. I don’t usually have rum at home, so I add almond extract or make a durian cream instead. Feel free to add f