with chef Patrick Ho from Fortuna Hotel Hanoi

Love is in the air this February. Let Fortuna Hotel Hanoi warm your heart with sweet delicious cream puffs. An easy-to-make recipe for this month full of love!

Ingredients: serves 24

·         1/2 cup (one stick) butter

·         1 cup water

·         1 cup flour

·         4 eggs

·         2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding (100ml each)

·         1 1/3 cup cold whole milk

·         226g sour cream

·         Powdered sugar to taste

Method:

To make the cream puffs:

-         Preheat oven to 375⁰C.

-         Melt stick of butter and water and bring to a rolling boil.

-         Stir in flour and stir vigorously over low heat until mixture leaves the pan (comes off the sides) and is in a ball (about 1 minute).

-         Remove from heat and cool for a couple of minutes.

-         Beat in eggs (one at a time) with a mixer.

-         Beat mixture until smooth and velvety.

-         Drop walnut-sized spoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper.

-         Bake until dry, 20-25 minutes (maybe longer).

-         Allow cream puffs to cool completely.

Chef Patrick Ho

For the filling:

-         Mix instant vanilla pudding with whole milk until the pudding is dissolved.

-         Add sour cream until thick.

-         Put mixture in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

-         Slice the cream puffs in half and fill with the chilled pudding mixture.

-         Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

You can sample the cream puffs at Fortuna Hotel, 6B Láng Hạ St, Ba Đình Dist, Hà Nội. Tel: (84 – 4) 3831 3333 – 6435/6437/6413. Website: pr@fortuna.gvn | fortuna.vn.