Savory Profiteroles with Herb Cream Cheese
Savory profiteroles with herb cream cheese is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the puff pastry category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 250 ml milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 100 g butter
- 300 g flour
- 8 eggs
- 125 g grated cheese (e.g., Gruyère)
- 300 g cream cheese
- 150 g crème fraîche
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped herbs (e.g., chives, parsley)
- 75 ml heavy cream (at least 30%)
- Salt
- ground pepper
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 200°C fan.
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For the dough, bring the milk with 250 ml water, salt and butter to a boil in a pot. Add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon until the dough separates from the bottom of the pot and a white film forms on the surface. Transfer the dough to a bowl, immediately fold in one egg, then add each subsequent egg only after the dough has become smooth and elastic again. The dough is ready when it shines and falls off the spoon in thick strands. Pipe the dough into a piping bag with a fine tip onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, shaping about tennis‑ball sized profiteroles. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes until golden brown. Remove and let cool. Cut the warm profiteroles in half to fill.
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For the filling, mix cream cheese, herbs and crème fraîche in a bowl and fold in whipped heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper. If the mixture is too runny, add a little more cream cheese. Pipe the filling into a piping bag and fill the profiteroles.
