EARL GREY Cream Puffs

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Mix butter and sugar together in a bowl with a handheld electric mixer until fluffy.

Gently mix in all-purpose flour before turning on the electric mixer to prevent mess.

Create a ball of dough by rolling it around the bowl to collect excess flour and butter.

Place the dough on parchment paper, fold the paper over the dough, and roll it out with a rolling pin until flat.

Place the rolled dough into the freezer to firm up.

In a saucepan, combine water and butter over medium heat until it simmers.

Remove from heat and add all-purpose flour to create dough; let cool slightly before adding egg.

Crack an egg into a separate bowl and slowly add it to the dough, whisking between additions to avoid a liquid batter.

Transfer the batter into a piping bag fitted with a round tip.

Pipe the batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Cut out circles of Cracklin dough using cookie cutters and place them on top of the cream puff batter before baking.

If the dough gets soft, return it to the freezer to firm up again.

Bake the cream puffs in the oven until they are puffed and golden brown.

Prepare the filling by heating cream, sugar, and vanilla in a pot, then adding Earl Grey tea leaves.

Separate an egg, keeping the egg white for another recipe, and temper the egg yolk by adding hot milk slowly while mixing.

Check the custard's thickness by dipping a spoon into it; if the line stays, it's thick enough.

Transfer the custard to a bowl and refrigerate to cool.

Make the glaze by combining corn syrup, water, and white chocolate chips in a bowl and heating until smooth.

Add powdered sugar to the glaze until thick, and optionally add food coloring.

Whip cold heavy cream using an immersion blender until fluffy, then fold it into the cooled Earl Grey custard gently.

Fill a piping bag with the cream filling and use a long tip to fill the cream puffs from the bottom or top.

Dip the filled cream puffs into the glaze, adjusting thickness with hot water if necessary.

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