Monday 8 November 2010

Profiteroles with Sauternes poached pears

Digging into the previously mentioned choux mountain, I decided to fill the buns with a mix of cream and creme patissiere - from my abandoned pear tart plan.
I decided also to rescue the sauternes poached pears and serve alongside.
The plan worked deliciously in the end - via two rounds of ceased/siezed chocolate, which drove me nuts.
Making the chocolate go grainy and separate out was ok once, but when it happened again I got cross. Resorted to internet for advice.
Seemed that recipe that said put 'chocolate, butter and water' over a pot to heat - was madness as the chocolate and water together would always make the chocolate seize. So ignored that bit and it worked lovely.
All in all it was a day of seizures and splits : /

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