after my recent trip to laduree in london i was inspired to make these religiuese.
i piped in whiped cream with blueberry syrup rather than the traditional pastry cream.
i got the spoon and colinder in anthropoligie whilst i was in london too.
choux pastry
(175g) 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
(33g) 2
tbsp plus 2 tsp sugar
(240g) 1 cup water
(120g) 4.2 ounce unsalted
butter
1/4 tsp kosher salt
4 eggs
(33g) 2
tbsp plus 2 tsp sugar
(240g) 1 cup water
(120g) 4.2 ounce unsalted
butter
1/4 tsp kosher salt
4 eggs
preheat the oven to 375f
Line two sheet pans with baking paper
in a bowl combine the flour and
sugar,
in a heavy based pan add the water and butter stir until the butter
has melted, remove the pan from the heat and tip in the flour sugar and salt,
using a wooden spoon stir rigorously until the mixture comes together and forms
a ball, put back on the heat and continue stirring for a minute.
tip the
dough in to the bowl of a mixer and let cool for five minutes,
in a bowl add
the eggs and mix, then slowly add a 1/4 at a time mixing it completely before
you add the next 1/4.
add the mixture into a piping bag with a plain tip and
pipe two sizes of buns larger and smaller
lower the oven to 350f
bake buns for 35 minutes,
lower oven to
325f
325f
remove them from the oven and prick them with a knife and bake for
another 10 minutes until golden brown. place on cooling rack
another 10 minutes until golden brown. place on cooling rack
(the small ones will only need 5 minutes more)
let cool
whip double cream with 5 tbsp icing sugar until stiff,
to make lavender blueberry syrup heat 1 cup of blueberries with 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp lavender extract until the blueberries break down, puree in a blender and pour through sift, stir into cream and pipe into each bun,
i rolled out some purple fondant and added it ontop of each bun then piped lines on to each one.
to decorate i added some lavender and a blueberry on top.
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Gorgeous! I love any excuse for choux paste. I've two recipes coming up this week for it.
Looks great for spring!
Just beautiful!
These are the prettiest religeuses that I have ever seen. Love the lavender sprig on top.
Wowww! What a fantastic version of the old French pastry!!