FRUIT-FILLED CHOUX BUNS WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

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Wickedly sticky, this delicious caramel pastry dish is perfect for a summer pudding

Provided by Jane Hornby

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Snack, Supper, Treat

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 12

85g butter
100g plain flour , sifted
pinch salt
3 eggs , beaten
50g butter
5 tbsp soft brown sugar
142ml carton double cream
142 or 284 ml carton double cream , depending on how creamy you like them
1 tbsp icing sugar , sifted
3 tbsp dessert wine (sweet Muscat works well)
2 peaches , stoned and sliced
150g pack blueberries

Steps:

  • Have a set of electric beaters ready to go. Put the butter and 200ml cold water into a medium saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Take off the heat and immediately tip in the flour and salt. Beat for 30 secs or until you have a smooth paste that leaves the sides of the pan. Tip onto a dinner plate, spread out and leave to cool.
  • Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and line a large baking sheet with non-stick baking paper. Once the paste has cooled, return to the pan. Add the eggs a little at a time and, using the beaters, totally incorporate the egg before adding the next batch. Keep going until you have a smooth, glossy paste that drops easily from a spoon.
  • Using two dessertspoons, spoon the mix onto the sheet in 6 large even, round-ish blobs. Bake for 20-25 mins, until dark golden and risen. When cool enough to handle, poke a small hole in the bottom of each using a knife or teaspoon handle (this lets the steam out, preventing them from getting soggy). Return to the oven for 5 more mins, then cool on a wire rack. At this point, the buns can be cooled and kept in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or frozen for up to a month. Refresh in a hot oven for 5 mins and cool before using.
  • To make the sauce, heat all the ingredients together in a small pan for 5 mins, stirring now and again until silky and smooth.
  • For the cream filling, softly whip the cream, sugar and wine together in a large bowl - stop before it's completely whipped, as it will continue to firm up as you fill the buns.
  • Split the buns along the middle. Spoon in the cream, tuck in slices of peach and a few blueberries and serve straight away with a drizzle of the caramel sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 589 calories, Fat 48 grams fat, SaturatedFat 27 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 34 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 21 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.75 milligram of sodium

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