Cream Horn
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:
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 appetitSource: confession of a foodaholic. blogspot. com