Okay here is one I made recently. Dukes, I think I was being you with the whole photo story part. They're Strawberry and Cream Puffs. You know, you can totally avoid the whole cream thing, just make the puffs, buy a spray whipped cream bottle and you're done. Walah! What an easy ghecipee. Oh and one more thing, I changed the shape into butterflies, that is not how it is described below though. Getting to the point ...
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
What you need:
2 eggs
1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar
2 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp self-raising flour
2/3 cup (160ml) thickened cream
1/3 cup (55g) icing sugar mixture
250g strawberries, diced
(In my recipe, I had no strawberries (it was a midnight sweet tooth urge), so I used mixed berries instead which added to the colour of the cream. I used blackberries, raspberries and red currants).
Method:
(1) Preheat the oven to moderate (180 C). Grease and flour two 12-hole shallow patty pans.
(2) Beat eggs in small bowl with electric mixer until thick and creamy. Gradually add caster sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, beating until sugar dissolves between additions. Sift flours together three times onto baking paper; fold into egg mixture.
(3) Divide mixture among prepared pans. Bake, uncovered, in moderate oven about 8 minutes Turn immediately onto wire rack to cool.
(4) Beat cream and half of the icing sugar in small bowl with electric mixture until soft peaks form; fold in strawberries. Divide cream mixture among half of the sponges; top with remaining sponges. Serve powder puffs dusted with remaining icing sugar.
Makes 12
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
What you need:
2 eggs
1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar
2 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp self-raising flour
2/3 cup (160ml) thickened cream
1/3 cup (55g) icing sugar mixture
250g strawberries, diced
(In my recipe, I had no strawberries (it was a midnight sweet tooth urge), so I used mixed berries instead which added to the colour of the cream. I used blackberries, raspberries and red currants).
Method:
(1) Preheat the oven to moderate (180 C). Grease and flour two 12-hole shallow patty pans.
(2) Beat eggs in small bowl with electric mixer until thick and creamy. Gradually add caster sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, beating until sugar dissolves between additions. Sift flours together three times onto baking paper; fold into egg mixture.
(3) Divide mixture among prepared pans. Bake, uncovered, in moderate oven about 8 minutes Turn immediately onto wire rack to cool.
(4) Beat cream and half of the icing sugar in small bowl with electric mixture until soft peaks form; fold in strawberries. Divide cream mixture among half of the sponges; top with remaining sponges. Serve powder puffs dusted with remaining icing sugar.
Makes 12

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