Рецепт Recipe of the Week - Pastry Swans
Recipe of the Week – Pastry Swans
November 3, 2014 at 3:04 pm
From the Dessert Category at emealsforyou.com
Pastry Swan
I volunteered, back in August, to donate a Champagne and Dessert Party for our local Ladies’ Club auction. I would provide everything needed: tablecloth, silverware, flowers and most importantly the desserts and champagne. The hostess would invite 3 of her best friends; well they finally called and the party is on Wednesday. I decided to make miniature desserts so that they could all try the various assortment. So today is the day to begin the baking. Timing is important because you don’t want to make them too soon but don’t want to wait until the last minute either. I figured I would make the ones that would keep, refrigerated, until Wednesday.
Today’s baking included flourless chocolate cake ( I’ll pour the ganache over them on Wednesday ), New York style cheesecake, tiramisu, and the above pictured pastry swans, filling to be added on Wednesday as well. Left still to make are apple filo bundles and a chocolate sushi. As I promised that the guests could take home leftovers; I will be making 12 of each.
Pastry Swan
Recipe Summary
Complexity:
Easy
Serves:
12
Category:
Dessert
Meal:
Other (General)
1
- cup
- water
- 0.5
- cup
- butter, unsalted
- 0.25
- tsp
- salt, kosher
- 1
- Tb
- sugar, granulated
- 1
- cup
- flour, all-purpose
4
large
egg
Place water, butter, salt and sugar in a pan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add flour, stir until mixed, place back on low heat and stir for 2 minutes. Immediately remove from heat and add to bowl of food processor, add eggs and pulse until just mixed. (you may use a mixer instead) Place large spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper, space 2 apart. For the heads and necks make a small “S” on the parchment with the dough. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 minutes, until golden brown. Turn off oven, remove from oven and quickly poke a few small holes with a toothpick in the sides of the puffs to allow steam to exit. Remove the heads at this time. Return cookie sheet to oven, open oven door and let puffs sit for 20 minutes in oven.
Cut off and reserve top 1/3, fill with ice cream or vanilla cream, Place head into the ice cream or vanilla cream, cut reserved top into half lengthwise. Place half of top back on body, one on each side. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Make swans in advance then assemble just before serving.
Unless you are a glutton for baking, try any one of these for dessert and your family will be happy campers. All the recipes and more are over at emealsforyou.com. For $9.95 for a full year’s membership it may be the bargain of the season. Gift certificates available.
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Entry filed under: Creating a Special Occasion, Dessert. Tags: apple dessert, apple filo bundles, apples, champagne party, cheesecake, chocolate dessert, chocolate sushi, dessert party, filo, New York style cheesecake, pae a choix, pastry swans, pate choix, tiramisu.