On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:55:04 -0500, "Dee Randall"
> wrote:

>You don't have to swear at me <grin> I spelled it incorrectly in the first
>place, so I guess it's OK.
>"profiterole" is the correct spelling.
>
>I don't know anything about making them, so I wanted to see it myself, but
>the Julia Child demonstrator,
>"Nick Love" did not demonstrate the profiterole even tho the Guide says
>that . He demonstrated pate a choux, but no profiterole ==
>Definition: noun [usually plural]
>a small pastry cake with a cream filling and a covering of chocolate sauce,
>usually served in a pile.
>
>These wicked little devils are an annoyance of mine: in Italy years ago, as
>we sat down at a restaurant, they were moving the dessert cart around which
>contained profiteroles. I wanted to order them as I had never seen them
>before and they looked so delicious. My husband thinks that we must go by
>the book and order dessert when the time comes, but I KNEW these wouldn't
>last until my dessert time rolled around. They were gone when dessert time
>rolled around.
>
> I never see the word, that I don't think of this little experience. I
>have eaten a few since here and there, but of course they never measure up
>to what I have dreamed up in my mind that I missed that day.
>
>I hope you run up against one some day.
>Happy eating!
>Dee

If you are in the US near a Costco or BJs, both sell a box of
miniature cream puffs (for that is, indeed, what profiteroles really
are) in the frozen section. I believe the ones from Costco come from
Holland. . YOu can then pile them up to your heart's desire & slather
them with chocolate sauce...

....as a matter of fact, I have a set of twins who are mighty partial
to these and I bought a box for them for New Year's Eve. I then took
about 4-6 oz of bittersweet chocolate and zapped it with about the
same about of half & half to come up with a quick and easy ganache for
teens...they took the puffs and dipped them in the ganache.

I have much better luck with pate choux when I make larger shapes,
myself. Growing teen boys have little appreciation for the finer
aspects of pate choux, anyway, and I would have been heartbroken to
have all that work swallowed in 5 minutes.

Boron