melt

170g unsalted butter
240ml water

over a low heat until the butter is all melted.
Sift

210 g of plain (cake) flour

twice, to ensure it is properly aerated.
Bring the mix to a fast boil, then turn off the heat and add the flour (all in one go) to the pan.
Beat with a wooden spoon until you have a smooth [...]

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These gorgeous little pastry creampuffs should be the size of a plum. Small enough to eat in one bite but big enough to have to stretch your jaws to get that one bite in!

First make the Choux pastry.

Once baked and cooled, pipe some sweetened Chantilly cream into the buns until the cream is bursting [...]

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This one’s for Marye, following her request for me to ‘post something yummy!’ And what could be more yummy than a chocolate profiterole. Okay, a whole pile of them! True! But only if you vote for me. Blackmail? I prefer to think of it as gentle persuasion.
First [...]

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