Cream Puffs and Eclairs!

[tamakun]

I'll say this about my Baking Arts course: I'm learning a lot, and its usefulness is already expanding my repertoire rather well.



We made Cream Puffs and Eclairs last week in class (this week was "Spritz Cookies", but used a piping bag instead of those "cookie guns"), and a couple of weeks prior to that, we had made Bavarian Cream and Creme Caramel (all of which came out really, really well). They were so well-received here that Christine's Mom asked me to put together a big package of desserts for her son's birthday party at his workplace. This was the first project where I had done so much in a short amount of time, plus it was also remaking three of the recipes from class at home, so I was a little apprehensive that they wouldn't be perfect.

However, the Bavarian Cream and Creme Caramels were easily duplicated since I had experience with Whipping Cream and Custards (respectively), even though I had a hell of a time locating disposable Custard cups. But now that I have them, it will be much easier to also sell my Pumpkin Flans during the Autumn season - though, the Pumpkin-Pie Cuppies seem to be even better-received :)

And then, there was the Cream Puffs, as seen above. I had made the Choux Paste easily (despite its need for 12 eggs! - and yes, it's pronounced "Shoe Paste" so I have to explain it every time I use the term), and they puffed up just as perfectly as they did in the production-sized ovens (though I did reduce the temperature a bit to compensate for a smaller oven at home). I also had given out so many of the class' Cream Puffs (as both me and Christine didn't want to eat them all - well, we did want to, but that wouldn't have been wise) that there are a few people who are already wanting to order Cream Puffs for some upcoming events. I think I could do this for a bit... seeing these things work so well (and working with the Chocolate Fondant, and real Whipped Cream! No fakery here :D) was so fun that I kinda look forward to making more Puffs :D

And fpelayo, thanks for alerting me to Beard Papa's - I had never heard of them before. Now I have to investigate!

Comments

[fpelayo.livejournal.com]

If you're going to Pacific Mall to try BP's, take note of their rotating flavour schedule. You'll most likely have to make repeated trips to try all the flavours you're curious about. :P

[sarcasm-hime.livejournal.com]

CREAM PUFFS OM NOM NOM NOM I EAT THEM ALL

[zillabean.livejournal.com]

Dear Tama's Journal,

Please stop producing such delicious photos, as just reading your posts makes me gain weight.

Thanks,
-- Zilla

[tamakun.livejournal.com]

I was kinda wondering when you were gonna chime in. ^^;

However, I JUST CAN'T STOP. You know this. It's a curse, I tell you, a horrible, horrible, tasty curse!