Strawberry & white chocolate choux buns

Ingredients

  1. Step 1 50g butter
  2. Step 2 75g plain flour
  3. Step 3 2 large eggs
  4. Step 4 1 tbsp flaked almonds (optional)
  5. Step 5 2 tbsp custard powder
  6. Step 6 300ml milk
  7. Step 7 ½ tsp sugar free vanilla extract
  8. Step 8 150ml Greek yogurt
  9. Step 9 15g coarsely grated white chocolate
  10. Step 10 125g small strawberries , halved
  11. Step 11 dusting of icing sugar (optional)
Strawberry & white chocolate choux buns
Calories: 177 Carbohydrate: 15 g Protein: 5 g Fat: 11 g
Cook time: 65 minutes Prep time: 30 minutes Total time: 95 minutes Servings: 8

TAGS

Afternoon tea Dessert Treat British Afternoon tea Choux pastry Low sugar Low sugar baking Low sugar dessert Pastry Sara Buenfeld Winter

Directions

  1. Step 1 Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Heat oven to 200C, 180C fan gas 6. Heat the butter in a nonstick pan with 125ml water until melted. Increase the heat until boiling then remove from the heat and quickly beat in the flour until the mixture comes together as a ball. Cool 5 mins then beat the eggs with 1 tbsp water then beat into the pastry a little as a time to make a thick glossy mix.
  2. Step 2 Spoon onto the baking tray in 8 equal size blobs then add the almonds if using poking them into the mixture. Bake for 25-30 mins until well risen and golden. Take from the oven make a slash in the sides and return to the oven for 5 mins more to dry out.
  3. Step 3 While baking make the filling. Mix the custard powder with a little of the milk then, with the remaining milk and vanilla put in a non stick pan and cook, stirring over the heat until thickened. Stand for 5 mins then beat in the yogurt and set aside to cool, stirring frequently to make sure a skin doesn't form. When cold, stir in the grated chocolate.
  4. Step 4 Reserve 1 tbsp of the custard mix then use the rest to fill the buns. Distribute all but 8 halves of strawberries between the buns, then blob a little of the remaining custard filling on top and add the reserved strawberries. Lightly dust with the icing sugar before serving if you like.