Chocolate Cream Puffs With Hazelnut Filling Paula Deen
I picked up a paula deen magazine and this was one of the first ones my daughter said we had to try. these are divine using nutella! we were in chocolate heaven! if you haven't tried nutella, it is a chocolate hazelnut spread that can usually be found near the peanut butter. i can't keep it in the house long.
Steps
Preheat oven to 375.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium saucepan , combine water , butter , and salt.
Bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat.
Using a wooden spoon , beat in flour , cocoa , and cinnamon , stirring constantly , until mixture forms a ball.
Remove pan from heat , and let cool for 5 minutes.
Beat in eggs , one at a time , at medium speed with an electric mixer until mixture is smooth.
Spoon or pipe dough into 10 mounds onto prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 30 to 33 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
Set aside to cool.
Cut cream puffs in half horizontally.
Remove soft dough from inside.
Spoon nutella into bottoms of cream puffs.
Top each evenly with strawberries , and sprinkle with hazelnuts.
Cover with tops of cream puffs.
Garnish with fresh mint leaves , if desired.
When baked , the starches in the flour and proteins in the egg coagulate and eventually brown on the outside.
During baking , the crust traps steam inside , ge.
Ingredients
water, butter, salt, flour, dutch-processed cocoa powder, cinnamon, eggs, nutella, strawberries, hazelnuts, fresh mint leaves