[moonlightrose]

So I've been requested to make cakeballs again. alhamdulillah, everyone really liked them last time. they went faaaast.

I wanna try different combos this time. any ideas? Oh and I am definitely gonna try the cream cheese to make it less sweeter.

[amina9183]

ok..so the filling for cream puffs:

beat 3/4 cup heavy cream with an electric mixer until bubbles start to form. then dump some confectioners sugar in there(sorry no measurements for this cuz i made it up myself..i guess add like. 4 or 5 tablespoons) keep mixing at medium speed until it gets thick(dont overbeat or heacy cream starts watering out) make it like thick, and then take a fae serving spoons of cool whip and fold it in. then put it in the fridge so it can set, for about 40 minutes.

choc sauce:

two tablespoons butter, 4 oz bittersweet choc, and a little bit of heavy cream. melt it all together. then spoon it onto the creampuffs.

to fill the puffs: if you dont have pastry bag, then you can slice them in half with a filet knife. if u have a pastry bag, use teh star nozzle and iject the cream in through the sides of the puff.

u can use teh same recipe for exlairs.

[sally]

i dont know if i royally screwed up or if this recipe has off quantities..i just attempted this and the eggs felt like a bit too much..and even though i poured them in VERY little at a time, it was still pretty runny for dough

Originally Posted by amina9183

i made creampuffs yesterday! they were sooo good



theyre easy

first spread a lotttt of butter onto a big cookie sheet and sprinkle drops of water onto it. set it aside.

u take 3/4 c water and 1/3 cup butter with a pinch of salt and boil it in a pan..meanwhile get 3/4 c flour and 1.5 teaspons of sugar in a bowl and mix it together. when the water/butter boils then dump it into the bowl with the flour and stir with a wooden spoon until the dough comes away frm the sides of the bowl into a ball.

then u beat 3 eggs in a sep bowl with like 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract. after its beaten, slowly beat it into the dough with an electric beater. you have to be really careful not to mix it in too quickly, cuz this will make all the difference. mix about 1/3 of the egg at a time..dnt add more till the dough is completeeeeely mixed. yous hould end up mixing it with the electric beater for baout 10 minutes or so in this process(and ur arm will likely fall off shortly thereafter) once the dough becomes smooth and glossy, you put 1/8 c of dough onto the cookie sheet, about three inches away from eachother. make sure the dough is piled up on itself and not spread, otherwise u wont get a nice puff bake it on 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.

cream filling and chocolate gaze..to be ocntinued...cuz im tired of typing now

[amina9183]

Originally Posted by sally

i dont know if i royally screwed up or if this recipe has off quantities..i just attempted this and the eggs felt like a bit too much..and even though i poured them in VERY little at a time, it was still pretty runny for dough

hmm...i made it using the same quantities about 4 or 5 times(i have one batch in the oven right now, actually) and its usually okay. once i had the same problem(runny dough), but i have no idea what i did wrong. it just randomly got screwed up. I THINK maybe i let it sit around for a long time between steps--thats the only thing i did differently that one time.

when im mixing the eggs in, usually it gets to a point where all the dough starts gathering up and forming a ball in the middle of the bowl around the beater leg(cuz i lost one leg..i have a langra electric mixer now) its pretty sticky..shouldnt be runny.

i guess try again? im not really sure what could have gone wrong...i read through teh recipe again to make sure there werent any typos and it looks fine to me. my dough this time was looking a little funny...in 5 minutes ill know if i messed it up or not. hopefully theyre ok!

[PhDGirl]

I made fruit pizza for a get-together and someone asked for the recipe. I'm sort of embarrassed because it was so easy!

[sally]

Originally Posted by amina9183

hmm...i made it using the same quantities about 4 or 5 times(i have one batch in the oven right now, actually) and its usually okay. once i had the same problem(runny dough), but i have no idea what i did wrong. it just randomly got screwed up. I THINK maybe i let it sit around for a long time between steps--thats the only thing i did differently that one time.

when im mixing the eggs in, usually it gets to a point where all the dough starts gathering up and forming a ball in the middle of the bowl around the beater leg(cuz i lost one leg..i have a langra electric mixer now) its pretty sticky..shouldnt be runny.

i guess try again? im not really sure what could have gone wrong...i read through teh recipe again to make sure there werent any typos and it looks fine to me. my dough this time was looking a little funny...in 5 minutes ill know if i messed it up or not. hopefully theyre ok!

this means i am an epic phail and i really thought it was your fault when it didnt work hahaha i was like DAMN I GOTTA GET ON ISLAMICA AND NEG REP THE CHICK WHO GAVE ME THIS RECIPE.

sigh. sorry

i think i just didnt have patience with electric mixer when i added the eggs.

im gonna try again.

and this time if it doesnt work ill really neg you.

[amina9183]

alright then let me run and pray some nafls for the success of your cream pufss

my mom wants me to make more for her friend, so i have to make more. this time ill take pics along the way so u can see the state of the dough at every step. post it up in a bit iA

[sumiyia]

i want to make this: Mud Slide Ice-Cream Cake from Betty Crocker

[sally]

Originally Posted by amina9183

alright then let me run and pray some nafls for the success of your cream pufss

my mom wants me to make more for her friend, so i have to make more. this time ill take pics along the way so u can see the state of the dough at every step. post it up in a bit iA

hi. im waiting for you to post your updated results on this so i can give the recipe a shot again

[amina9183]

ok here are step by step pics:

first, mix 3/4 c flour and 1.5 tspns (i put 2) of sugar in a bowl, while you boul 3/4 c water and 1/3 c butter


when the butter/water boils, pour it into the flour/sugar


stir with a wooden spoon until the dough comes away from the sides and forms a ball in the middle of the bowl


then you beat 3 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla extract. you slowly add the egg to the dough, while you mix iwth an electric mixer.

after adding 1/3 of the egg, it should look like this:


after the 2nd third it should look like this:


and after the last third it should look like this:


close-up of the dough consistency(its hould be like thick cake batter), but you can stick it in the fridge for 5 min to make it a little thicker if you want


put it on the cookie sheet (cookie sheet should have butter spread on it, sprinkled w a little water)


bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. when there are 7 minutes left in the baking time, it should look like this:

[amina9183]

in the meantime, you can start to beat the heavy cream(use the wisk leg) and add confectioners sugar once the heavy cream gets bubbly


beat it at medium speed until it gets like this:


then fold in a bunch of cool whip:


put the cream filling in the fridge and let it set. the cream puffs should prb be done by this time..u can take them out an dlet them cool off while you make the chocolate sauce:


melt heavy cream, 4 oz semisweet choc and butter in a pan


-fil cream puffs, either by cutting them in half and filling it, then replacing teh top. or you can make a little hole on the side of ecah cream puff and use a pastry bag with a star nozzle to fill them i used a pastry bag, they look prettier that way.)

sprinkle with some confectioners sugar


pour chocolate sauce over the cream puffs

refrigerate to let it set


all done

[hijabihoodlum]

Originally Posted by amina9183

alright then let me run and pray some nafls for the success of your cream pufss

my mom wants me to make more for her friend, so i have to make more. this time ill take pics along the way so u can see the state of the dough at every step. post it up in a bit iA

i love your pictures, although i will say that when i make cream puffs i use a recipe where the dough is thicker than yours is. it's thick enough so that i can pipe it through a pastry bag (or ziploc bag)- which is good for making eclairs. also, my recipe requires using a spoon (not whisk) until the mixture just comes together; i don't beat it very long.

sally, normally when you make choux pastry (what you made), you need to make sure to form the puffs and stick them in the oven before the dough gets cold; it should still be warm.

amina, just out of curiosity, where'd you get your recipe?


this is the recipe i use:
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 c. flour
- 4 large eggs

heat margarine, salt, and 1 c. water over medium heat until mixture boils. remove from heat. with wooden spoon, vigorously stir in flour all at once until mixture forms ball/leaves side of pan. add eggs to mixture one at a time, beating well after each egg, until mixture is smooth and satiny. shape and bake warm batter (depends on what you're making, but in order to get that initial quick high rise, your oven usually needs to be *pre-heated* to about 400 degrees [make sure it's at that temp first]).

(this recipe is from good housekeeping)

[amina9183]

i wanna try your recipe, because I wanted to make eclairs, but my dough didnt seem like it would hold shape very well. I got my recipe from some website--i dont even remember which. But then I went to about 5 other websites and all of them were similar.

Insha Allah tommorow Im gonna try your recipe for eclairs!

[sally]

i wanna make these!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/di...=1&oref=slogin

yummmmmm

[HysteriaH]

oh masha'allah you sisters are so talented! please share with me some of your goodies! =