Lemon Puffs
These little pastry puffs are like profiteroles but a whole lot easier to make. Fill them with a tangy lemon cream for a tasty dessert.
Ingredients:
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1600g butter, melted
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4 sheets butter puff pastry
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1/2 cup caster sugar
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2 eggs, beaten
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300mL tub of Maleny Dairies Pure Cream
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1 cup lemon curd
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Icing sugar, to serve
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Method:
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Preheat oven to 180C.
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Brush 16 holes in a muffin pan with some of the melted butter. (You will probably need 2 12-holed muffin pans)
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Place a sheet of pastry on a floured bench.
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Dust the top with more flour.
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Use a rolling pin to roll the sheet into a 40cm square.
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Brush liberally with butter and sprinkle with a little caster sugar.
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Roll up into a large log, then cut into 2 equal-sized pieces.
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Cut each piece in half lengthwise, then turn each half on its side to reveal the layers of pastry.
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Roll the pastry into a spiral and place gently into a muffin pan.
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Repeat with the remaining three pieces, and then repeat with the second, third and fourth sheet of puff pastry until you have 16 puffs.
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Brush with beaten egg and bake for 30 minutes until puffed and golden. Allow to cool.
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Beat cream until stiff and fold through lemon curd.
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Carefully cut puffs in half and spoon lemon curd cream onto the bottom half, then replace the top.
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Dust with icing sugar and serve.