Cream Horn

Cream Horn Food Recipe

 
For the Horns:

  • 1 Sheet of Puff Pastry(thawed)
  • Egg
  •  2 tablespoon of Granulated white Sugar 

For filling:

  • 250 Ml Whole Milk
  • 3 egg Yolks
  • 5 tablespoon of Granulated White Sugar 
  • 1 tablespoon of Vanilla Essence
  • 1 tablespoon of Tapioca starch (or Corn flour )
  • 1 tablespoon All- Purpose Flour
  • 300 Ml Double Cream (Whipping Cream will work fine)
For Topping:
Half Cup Desiccated Coconut 

Directions: 

  • In a deep bowl, stir in your egg yolks together with your Sugar.
  • Using a hand Whisk, vigorously whisk your egg yolks together with your Granulated White Sugar.
  • Whisk well until creamy and pale in color as illustrated.
  • Add in your Tapioca Starch and Flour.
  • Whisk well & reserve
  • Bring to boil.
  • The moment it starts boiling, remove from the heat.
  • Take around a ladle or 1/3 of your simmering milk and pour onto your egg and sugar mixture as illustrated.
  •  Beat vigorously bearing in mind not to let the yolks to be cooked but to be only incorporated into the milk.
  • Stir in the rmaining milk into your egg yolk mixture.
  • Whisk well with your hand Whisk.
  • Stir in your vanilla Essence.
  • Pour your Milk/yolk mixture back into your pan.
  • Bring Back to Boil.
  • Because it must boil so as to be able to thicken.
  • Over Medium to Low heat, keep on stirring continuously, to avoid your "Crème pâtissière" from  burning.
  • Transfer your "Crème pâtissière" into a bowl.
  • Cover it with Cling Film, making sure to make the Cling Film to touch the top of the Crème pâtissière.
  • Make a corn Shape with the Flyer
  • Using Aluminium foil, Cover the entire Flyer Corns.
  • Make sure that no paper is visible.
  • At this stage, you can start to preheat your oven.
  • Preheat your oven at 180 Degree Celsius.
  • Line a sheet of Parchment Paper onto your baking Tray.
  • Place your Thawed Sheet of Puff Pastry onto a floured work place.
  • Using a Sharp Knife or a simple Pizza Cutter, cut the Puff Sheets lengthwise into a half inch wide Strips
  • When done, lightly Grease your Corn Moulds with Butter.
  • Place one tip of the Puff Strip at the beginning of the Corn Mould.
  • Roll the Strips around the Corn Mould into a circular motion.
  • Apply a gentle pressure at the end of the strip so as to secure the top of the Corn.
  • Place your Puff Corn onto your Parchement Tray.
  • Repeat the same procedure with the remaining Strips.
  • Brush the top with some egg yolk
  • Finally sprinkle over a little bit of sugar.
  • Pop these into your preheated oven over middle rack.
  • Allow to cook for 15 minutes or until nicely golden
  • Transfer the Puff horns onto a wire rack until completely cooled down.
  • Beat into Chantilly Cream or until soft peaks forms as illustrated.
  • Take half of your Chantilly Cream and Fold in into your "Crème Patissière"
  • When well incorporated, stir in your remaining Chantilly Cream.
  • Fold well.
  • When your Puff Corns have Cooled completely, pipe in your "Crème Legère'
  • Top with Desiccated Coconut on each Cream Horns.

    Bon appetit
    Source: confession of a foodaholic. blogspot. com