Princess donuts (cream puffs) will win you over at the first bite. The pastry is made from choux pastry and filled with whipped cream, egg cream or pastry cream. Choux pastry is a light, airy pastry that puffs up when baked to create a hollow center that can be filled with a variety of sweet or savory fillings.
It is believed that princess donuts (cream puffs) originated in France in the 16th century and were known in French as “choux à la crème”. They are today a popular dessert all over the world and are often found in bakeries, pastry shops and restaurants.
In addition to being filled with whipped cream, egg cream or pastry cream, they can also be topped with various toppings such as powdered sugar, chocolate ganache or caramel sauce.
Princess donuts (cream puffs)
Ingredients
- Ingredients for the dough:
- 250 ml of milk
- 90 g of butter
- pinch of salt
- 140 g of flour
- 6 eggs Ingredients for the filling:
- 500 ml of milk
- 2 bags of vanilla pudding
- 70 g of sugar
- 100 g of vanilla sugar
- 200 g of butter
- 150 g of powdered sugar
Directions
- Mix milk, butter, salt and cook until everything is combined.
- Turn off the stove and add the flour, then mix with a mixer until you get a dough.
- Remove from the heat, then gradually add the eggs.
- Sprinkle the balls onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- Bake at 160°C for about 40 minutes.
- Mix the milk, pudding, sugar and vanilla sugar and cook, stirring constantly, until it thickens.
- Cover and cool to room temperature. Add butter and beat.
- Cut the dough in half, then fill with the filling and cover with the other half of the dough.
