Fruit Puffs
Fruit Puffs
Story
Fruit Puffs are a delightful Chinese-style pastry that brings together light, airy choux shells with luscious cream fillings and fresh seasonal fruit. Crisp on the outside and pillowy soft within, each bite offers a beautiful contrast of textures and flavors. Often enjoyed as an afternoon tea treat or a refreshing dessert, these elegant puffs showcase the harmony between delicate French-inspired pastry techniques and the vibrant, natural sweetness of fruit popular in Chinese bakeries and patisseries.
Ingredients
fresh milk
125g
water
125g
butter
112g
fine granulated sugar
25g
low-gluten flour
138g
whole eggs
5 pieces
custard filling
as needed
fresh fruits
as needed
Instructions
1
Step 1
Pour fresh milk, cream, fine granulated sugar, and water into a pot and bring to a boil. Then sift in the cake flour (low-gluten flour) and mix until evenly combined.
2
Step 2
Continue heating the pot, stirring constantly with a long wooden spoon to evenly combine the fat, water, and flour, until the dough paste separates cleanly from the bottom of the pot. Then turn off the heat and remove the pot from the stove.
3
Step 3
Add whole eggs in batches, and use a whisk to stir thoroughly and evenly until the batter falls in a smooth triangular ribbon.
4
Step 4
Pipe round balls onto a baking tray, then bake in the oven at 200°C top heat / 200°C bottom heat for 25 minutes.
5
Step 5
After cooling, pipe in custard filling and top with fruit to serve.
