Week Fifteen: Cream Puffs

April 14, 2009 in "Bake Wise", Weekly Baked Good | 4 comments

This week I have a video entry for your enjoyment! Grab some popcorn and settle in, this one’s 18 minutes long!

Do you think I’m ready for “The Next Food Network Star”?

Next week is still a toss-up that will be decided tomorrow. It will either be an apple pie or Raspberry Cupcakes with Framboise Frosting. (I’m testing recipes for CupcakeCampColumbus. What’s that you ask? Only the greatest gathering of cupcake enthusiasts in Columbus ever! More details can be found here!)

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4 comments

  1. Danae’s avatar

    Danae on April 14, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    I love the video! I hope you do more of these as the weeks go on cause it was really fun watching the whole process! And the cream puffs looked yummy!

  2. robert’s avatar

    robert on April 14, 2009 at 7:58 pm

    great job! you are a cream puff celebrity. we’ll get a better camera net time out!

  3. Chef R-B’s avatar

    Chef R-B on April 15, 2009 at 12:45 am

    Hi Kiesha- kudos to you for being brave enough to make a tutorial on cream puffs the first time you attempted to make them–it’s not easy! But you demonstrated in your video what I used to always say when I taught culinary school: we learn from our mistakes. It’s too bad my web site is down right now. . . my idea was to provide immediate answers to baking questions via instant messages. I tried to do what I could to make a suggestion to you via twitter, but it’s not quite the same.

    Just as a suggestion for future reference: spraying the baking pans actually causes the dough to spread & flatten, rather than rise & puff up into a ball shape like typical cream puffs. I always bake on parchment paper, which prevents spreading. Also, your dough was a little too wet, but it’s hard to know exactly what you’re looking for when you haven’t made the recipe before. Perhaps a tutorial is in order? I happen to know a good culinary instructor! ;)

    Happy baking!
    Chef Laura Robertson-Boyd

  4. Aaisha’s avatar

    Aaisha on October 19, 2009 at 4:02 am

    I loved this video! I just tried to make cream puffs (or profiterole… whichever you prefer) 2 weeks ago with the barefoot contessa recipe. The recipe I followed was super easy and my goodness I don’t know if I would have been able to handle steam baths and rocks hah. I filled mine with whipped cream, and coated them with a chocolate sauce. I posted pics and the link to Barefoot Contessa’s recipe on my blog as well if you want to check it out – http://www.aaishashaikh.com/2009/10/12/the-epic-battle-of-profiterole/ Can’t wait to read about the rest of your culinary adventures!

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