How to Make Sugared Puff Tower
Pull-apart dessertCream puffs Cream puffs are often seen at French weddings. Additionally, cream puffs are often stacked into towers to celebrate births and birthday parties, symbolizing joy and congratulations. It is difficult to maintain the balance when stacking cream puffs, so it is necessary to constantly check the overall shape.
Origin of pull-apart cream puff tower
Before, Austria and France were in a long-term struggle for European dominance. To avoid mutual destruction and allow neighboring countries to benefit, both sides reached a political alliance. The wedding banquet of the Austrian princess and the French prince featured a cream puff tower as the grand finale.Dessert To end the long-term war, the cream puff tower became a dessert symbolizing good fortune in France.
How to make a traditional pull-apart cream puff tower
Ingredients
Butter 400g All-purpose flour 500g Eggs 100g Chocolate As needed, 600g water, 100g instant cheese powder, 500g sugar. Instructions
1. Make a cone-shaped base using a large sheet of cardboard, and cover it with aluminum foil.
2. Melt the chocolate and keep it melted.
3. Mix instant cheese powder with cold water in a 1:4 ratio to make the filling.
4. Melt butter and water until the butter is melted and the water boils. Add sifted flour and stir constantly.
5. Put the cooked flour mixture into a mixer and stir until cooled. Add eggs gradually until the mixture is smooth and viscous.
6. Grease a baking sheet with a thin layer of oil and sprinkle with a thin layer of flour.
7. Fill a piping bag with the dough and squeeze small round balls onto the baking sheet.
8. Bake at 220°C (428°F) for 180°C (356°F) until golden brown.
9. Cool and fill with cheese, then dip in chocolate and refrigerate to set.
10. Make a thick sugar syrup by boiling sugar and water. Dip the bottom of the cream puff in the syrup, then attach it to the pre-made cone, and sprinkle with sugar.
Tips and precautions for making a pull-apart cream puff tower
1. When cooking the flour, stir constantly and ensure it is fully cooked.
2. Add eggs to the dough after it has cooled, and add them gradually.
3. Mix the dough thoroughly and smoothly after adding eggs.
4. Avoid opening the oven door during baking, as this can cause the product to shrink.
5. When making cheese filling, mix thoroughly and do not overfill.
6. The sugar syrup should be thick enough to hold the cream puffs.
A simple pull-apart cream puff tower recipe
Ingredients
1 basic pie crust, chocolate as needed, 30 small cream puffs, basic
cream filling as needed. Instructions
1. Fill the baked small cream puffs with basic cream.
2. Melt the chocolate by heating it over water.
3. Fill the basic pie crust with basic cream and dip the small cream puffs in the cream. Stack and stick them together to form a pointed tower.
4. You can decorate with melted chocolate as desired.
The cream puffs need to be attached first, and then coated with chocolate to ensure stability.
Tips
Make sure the pastry is well adhered before pouring the chocolate sauce.
