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Try these lavender and vanilla profiteroles, then check out our croquembouche profiterole tower Black Forest profiteroles and salted caramel profiteroles.

Ingredients

  • 60g butter, plus extra for the baking sheet
  • 75g
 plain flour
  • 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten

  • double cream
  • 200g
 white chocolate
  • 1/2 tsp dried lavender
  • 25g golden caster sugar
  • 1/2 vanilla pod, seeds reserved

  • curls white chocolate, to serve

Method

  • STEP 1

    Heat the oven to 220C/fan200C/gas7. Butter a large baking sheet with a little butter and sprinkle with water. Put 150ml cold water and the butter into a saucepan and heat until the butter melts, then increase the heat and bring to the boil. Take off the heat and quickly add the flour and a pinch of salt. Beat vigorously until the mixture forms a soft ball. Leave to cool slightly then gradually beat in the eggs until it turns to a thick, shiny paste.

  • STEP 2

    Transfer the mixture to a piping bag with a large nozzle and pipe or spoon 18 mounds of the mixture onto the baking sheet or silicone baking mat, about the size of a tablespoon. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 for 20 minutes, or until they are puffed and golden.

  • STEP 3

    Remove from the oven, make a slit in the side of each one and return to the oven for 3-5 minutes to dry out. Cool on a wire rack.

  • STEP 4

    Meanwhile, make the sauce by heating 200ml cream and the white chocolate in a small pan, stirring occasionally until smooth. Cool.

  • STEP 5

    Using a coffee grinder or pestle and mortar crush the dried lavender with the sugar to a fine dust. Sieve into a large bowl. Add 200ml cream and whisk until nearly stiff peaks. Transfer to a piping bag and chill.

  • STEP 6

    Whisk the remaining cream with the vanilla seeds until nearly stiff peaks and chill.

  • STEP 7

    When ready to serve, pipe the lavender cream into half of the profiteroles and the vanilla cream into the rest. Transfer to a piping bag and pipe the vanilla cream into the remaining profiteroles.

  • STEP 8

    Arrange the profiteroles in a dish, stacking high. drizzle with sauce and serve.

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