What could be more important then a little something to eat?
We are with Pooh on this one because these Winnie the Pooh Cream Puffs look delicious!! They are made of a light airy pastry paired with a crispy cookie shell and delicate, sweet filling. Plus they are super adorable and easy to make!
INGREDIENTS:
- For Cookie Crust:
- 1/4 cup of unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup of light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
- For Cream Puff Pastry:
- 1 cup of water
- 8 tbsp of unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- For Honey Whipped Cream & Decorations:
- 2 cups of heavy cream
- 3 tbsp of honey
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- Yellow gel food coloring
- 2 tbsp of dark chocolate chips, melted
- Materials:
- Parchment paper
- Circle cookie cutter
- Piping bags
- Scissors
- Round piping tips (#1A and #8)
- Toothpicks
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Let’s start with the cookie crust. Mix the unsalted butter and light brown sugar until combined. Than add the all-purpose flour and mix until crumbled dough forms.
- Transfer the dough to a working surface and knead it together until a solid round of dough forms. Then place it in between 2 pieces of parchment paper and roll flat.
- Cut circles using the cookie cutter (around 16). Let the dough cool in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven to 425F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or baking mats.
- To make the cream puff pastry, combine water, butter and salt in a medium saucepan and heat until the butter has melted and then bring it to a rolling boil.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add the flour all at once, stirring vigorously.
- Return the pan to the stove and cook over medium heat, keep stirring until the mix is smooth. After this, you should be able to form a ball of dough.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool for about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the mixture to a stand mixer and beat in the eggs, 1 at a time.
- Add the batter to a piping bag and pipe 2″ circles onto the prepared baking sheets. Make sure to space them out about 3-4″ apart so they have room to expand.
- Take the cookie crust dough out from the fridge and place each circle gently on top of the piped cream puffs. This will allow the cookie to become a crust.
- Bake the pastries for 20-25 minutes or until they’re a medium golden brown. Remember to not open the oven while they’re baking or they may deflate!
- Remove the puffs from the oven and place them on a rack to cool.
- Now to make the honey whipped cream filling, pour the cream into a mixing bowl and begin to whip it on high speed with a whisk attachment for about 5 minutes.
- Add the honey, vanilla and a couple drops of yellow food coloring and mix it on low speed until it’s just incorporated.
- Fill a pastry bag with your filling, then carefully slice off the top of each cream puff and fill the center using a large, round pipping tip (#1A) inserted into the pastry bag.
- Fill each until a round mount forms that’s the shape of Pooh’s head.
- Use another pastry bag fitted with a smaller round tip (#8) and pipe 2 ears on the top of his head and 2 feet on the bottom. Then place the top layer of pastry onto Pooh’s head.
- Using the melted dark chocolate chips, draw Pooh’s facial features with a toothpick.
Enjoy!
Credit: Disney Family
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