Ingredients
- 100g butter
- 250g water
- 120g plain flour
- 2 eggs
- pinch of salt
- 100g caramel
- 200g whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons icing sugar
Method
- Pastry - heat oven to 180C. Melt butter in in a pot filled with the 250g boiling water. Add sifted flour and salt and mix vigorously with a whisk until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and place in a deep mixing bowl and allow to cool
- Once cooled to room temperature, add eggs to the mixture and mix until smooth
- Spoon heaped teaspoonfuls onto a lined and greased baking tray (space them evenly)
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes until golden. Once baked, poke a hole in each profiterole and allow to cool
- Filling - whip cream and icing sugar to soft peaks. Fill a piping bag and fill the profiteroles with the cream.
- Top with teaspoon of caramel and enjoy
As I popped these delectable wonders in my mouth, I realised that being fat is a certain and unavoidable eventuality, unless I do something about it. At least my acknowledgment means I am getting somewhere... NOT! :-)
