Choc 'n' Spice Profiteroles
Serves:
Ingredients:
1/2
c
All-purpose flour
2
tb
Light corn syrup
2
tb
Tia Maria
in pieces
4
oz
Semisweet chocolate, broken
2
ts
Coffee flavoring
1
tb
Powdered sugar
1 1/4
c
Whipping cream
2
Eggs, beaten
1 1/2
ts
Butter, diced
1/4
c
Butter, diced
3/4
c
Water
1
ts
Ground cinnamon
2
tb
All-purpose flour
2
ts
Superfine sugar
Method:
Preheat oven to 400'F.
(205'C.
).
Lightly grease several baking sheets.
Sift flour and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon onto waxed paper.
Pour water into a saucepan.
Add 3-1/2 tablespoons butter and heat gently until butter melts.
Do not allow water to boil before butter melts.
Rapidly bring to a boil, remove form heat and add flour all at once.
Using a wooden spoon, stir quickly to form a smooth mixture.
Return pan to medium heat a few seconds and beat well until dough forms a smooth ball and leaves sides of pan clean.
Remove from heat and cool slightly.
Gradually add eggs, a little at a time, beating well after each addition to form a smooth shiny dough.
Transfer dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 3/4" plain tube.
Pipe 24 small balls onto greased baking sheets.
Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350'F.
(175'C.
) and continnue cooking 15-20 minutes longer or until well risen, crisp and sound hollow when tapped on bottoms.
Make a slit in side of each pastry to allow steam to escape.
Cool on a wire rack.
Whip cream, powdered sugar and coffee flavoring until thick.
Spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a small star tube.
Pipe cream into pastry or use a teaspoon to fill pastry with cream.
Arrange profiteroles in a pyramid-shape on a serving dish.
Melt chocolate and remaining butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water.
Stir in Tia Maria and corn syrup and continue stirring until sauce is smooth and coats back of a spoon.
Spoon chocolate sauce over profiteroles and let stand a few minutes.
Mix remaining 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon with superfine sugar and sprinkle over profiteroles.
NOTE: Profiteroles are at their best served 2 hours after assembling when they have softened slightly.