So THAT's what those are -- they are always giving them out! I always eat
one and then walk away saying to myself that they aren't good enough to
buy -- BUT, I will certainly take a box home tomorrow -- and do what you say
in this snip.

<snip> 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. <snip>

Do you mean "I then took about 4-6 oz. of bittersweet chocolate and zapped
it with "about 4-6 oz. of half & half" ..

Just want to make sure I understand.

I think I would have to be successful making pate choux before I would
tackle profiteroles.

Well -- whoa! I guess I'll try this the Costco miniature cream puffs.
(that is unless they have hydrogenated oil -- that is an absolute no-no for
me) I hope they are made with butter.

I have not ever tried making pate choux, but I think in a few weeks, I
might -- I was sort of under the impression it was like making croissant's,
but I see that it is not.

Thanks ever.
dee




"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
...
> 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