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Cream Puffs

There is one bakery selling Emperor's cream puff in Sydney's Chinatown. They have designed a small window where customers can see the making of cream puffs and buy the cream puffs from. The price is relatively cheap too, five piping hot cream puffs for A$1. Last Saturday, there was a long queue right in front of the window when we passed by the bakery. As it was almost dinner time, we refrained ourselves from joining the queue.

Yesterday Tak was still thinking of the cream puff and he asked me to make some. Well, Emperor's cream puff is a round sponge cake-like puff with custard filling. I didn't have the mold so I made him my version of custard cream puff for him and Durian Cream Puff for myself. 

<<Please check the Durian Cream Puff recipe for the puff shell.>> 

Custard Cream Recipe

Ingredients (2½ cup):
450 ml milk
2 tbsp all purpose flour, sifted
75 g sugar
1½ tbsp corn starch
4 egg yolks
2 tbsp butter
Few drops of vanilla extract
Methods:
  1. Warm the milk in a microwave for 3 minutes.
  2. Add in the flours and sugar, mix well.
  3. Add in the egg yolks in batches, whisk and mix well on each addition.
  4. Place the mixture in microwave and heat up for 5 minutes. Check 3 to 4 times, bring out to stir.
  5. Add in butter and stir rapidly to mix. Allow to cool before use.

Note: If a microwave is not available, warm the milk and cook the custard over low heat on a stove (whisk continuously).

Puff

Comments

  1. beautiful shape!! next time will try the "ajar method".

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  2. So professionally made!
    Thanks for that "ajar" tip :D

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  3. hani & tigerfish, do try that method. It worked well for me.

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  4. the puff looks beautiful..just like store bought..kudos!

    Did u pipe the puff or spoon it out because it so beautiful shaped?
    thanks
    rgds

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  5. Lydia, could you please post the custard recipe!

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  6. Sue,
    Sorry, I just noticed your comment here. Yes, I pipe the pastry.

    Missj0dy,
    I have updated custard cream in my post. Happy baking!

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  7. Hi, if i dont have a microwave, should i just heat it up using fire?

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  8. Hi, i tried the recipe. It taste great! Except that the custard cream i made turn out abit too soft.. Any advise on anything i could have done wrongly?

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  9. Jin,
    Yes, use stove with low heat. If possible, use double-boil method.

    Anonymous,
    There are few possible reasons for soft (runny) custard:
    - too much milk
    - too much egg (large size?)
    - under cook
    You can add in extra bit of flour if you think custard is too runny.

    All the best!

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  10. Hi Lydia,

    Do I bake the puff on the top shelf or on the medium shelf?

    Thanks!

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  11. Hi Lydia..is it ok if i bake the puff tonite tomorrow then i fill in the cream..

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  12. Hanim,
    Sure you can bake the puff in advance.

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  13. I am hooked on cooking cream puffs! The process is simply magical!

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  14. I still can't find the CUSTARD ingredients...help
    ginab574@ gmail.com

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  15. ginab574, try to look for other custard recipe with ingredients you have in your pantry then.

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