Friday, March 9, 2012

Baking Recipe: Custard Cream Puff & TGIF!!!

Hoorah!! The weekend is here again. It feels like lately, I just look forward to weekends. The best time for me to just laze around, be lazy and do nothing. So you think right? Not quite really. Lately I spent a lot of time trying to meet up with my friends, hence the lesser blogging too. Also, my buddy from Melbourne will be coming back for a week.

Only one thing in our minds for sure. Eat, eat, and more eating. Then there is a ton of catching up on our usual girl.. (oops ladies now).. lady talk. That got me going through my travel photos and I have so many that I have yet share here in my posts. So slowly, I will try to draft posts differently and hopefully make it a more interesting read.

If you are interested to know, the photo above is a masterpiece though it's depicted from a famous artist's work. I was walking along the Yarra River, Southbank, down at Melbourne CBD, and stumble upon this guy who drew quite a number of art work on the pavements. Though the photo above has been slightly washed off by rain, you could see how much heart, tears and sweat was put into that single canvas of art work. Plus it's not paint. Hand drawn with chalks. AWESOME!!
You must be thinking, how is my custard cream puff related to the photo above? Well, there is no relation at all. However would it help that every where I go, or which ever country I am in, I would just walk into a bakery and get myself a custard cream puff or profiterole? This is one of my absolute favourite treats. I loved it as a kid and still love it till this day. Since I know how a cream puff should taste like, I sure hope you will enjoy this recipe of mine.
For recipe: Click on image
When I served it to my family, particularly my dad's first words uttered were "wow girl! this reminds me of the cream puff I had in London during my younger days". To know I jolted my dad's memory is fantastic.

After all I am really fussy about how my custard cream puff should taste like. Though it's a basic choux pastry; if baked perfectly, and filling is flavoured well, a simple custard cream puff could send fireworks into your brain. Plus, custard cream puffs should always be served fresh on the day itself. For additional kick, make sure to coat it will real good semi-sweet chocolate. Custard Cream Puff to me will always be a simple, classy light treat.

Have a good weekend y'all!!

xx

18 comments:

  1. This looks delicious..Totally YUMMY

    Aarthi
    http://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/

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  2. Nice to meet you Joanna.... I am so glad to find this beautiful space you have here....
    And trust me these cream puffs with that chocolate glaze is making me week in my knees...
    Really gorgeous clicks...

    Have a great weekend!!!

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  3. You sound like you have your plate full with visiting Melbourne and catching up with your friends, so taking time off from blogging is completely understandable.
    That chalk art really is amazing! However, moving on to the food, your cream puffs do look like bakery quality. Glossy rich chocolate and fluffy creamy center-yum!
    Enjoy the weekend!

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  4. Wicked!! Look at that chocolate and listen ... it's calling to me!

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  5. Amazing art...and amazing custard cream puffs!

    By the way you described how anal you are about cream puffs, I am more than certain that this is the recipe to go to! The ones I have had from bakeries so far were either amazing or a complete dried out disaster!

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  6. I love love love cream puffs...I simply can't resist them!!! Both art and puffs look beautiful! Have a Happy Monday!!xoxo

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  7. oh custard cream puff! If only i get a penny everytime i drool hearing custard cream puff! These look absolutely wonderful!

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  8. Yum! What a way to celebrate friday. This is my kind of dessert.

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  9. Japanese are famous for crazy cream puff lovers, and I'm no exception. =) Could you send me just one?? Too dangerous to make this myself (not that I have an ability to bake.. LOL).

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    1. Hopefully when I am down in SF I get to bake you some? If only I could vacuum pack it and mail it to you. But it might get devoured or turn bad before it reaches you. Sigh.. Oh I love Jap desserts. Wanna start to try baking them real soon. Take care now. xoxo

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  10. Love the look of those chocolate dipped cream puffs, Jo! So irresistible!

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  11. Dear Jo!!! I am so happy we're catching up again. Miss your gorgeous face and your beautiful smile. I had no idea you are such a GODDESS OF DESSERTS! Fantastic choux and no wonder you sent your papa down memory lane with these all the way back to London :)) Lets not lose touch dearie!

    chow! Devaki @ weavethousandflavors

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    1. Hi Devaki! Aww.. I am so happy you remembered my smile. Oh that is new to me.. Goddess of Desserts!! I would love to think so too. Glad my sweets made you melt? Maybe just a little bit?? Tiny bits?? Lets stay in touch and hopefully we get to meet again. Buzz me if you are ever coming over to KL. xoxo

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  12. I recently also tried out Choux pastry too, yours chocolate topping really made the puff looks delicious.

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  13. Cream puffs are such a favorite of mine...love the custard filling, and the chocolate topping, just can't resist diving into the middle for the yummy cream, and getting all messy eating the entire cream puff. Feels like being a KID again! Superb, Jo:DDD
    Hugggsss,

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  14. wow, you always amaze me with your work. very impressive.
    looks so good! thumbs up ya :p

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