Puits d'amour


Puits d'amour
This delicious little cake's charming French name means "well of love". It is made up of layers of puff and choux pastry, assembled with a light caramel and filled with vanilla confectioner's custard.
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Last modified on: August 23th 2015

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 58 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 43 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Puits d'amour
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Roll out the puff pastry thinly, cut out circles 6 cm (2 inches) in diameter and put these on a baking sheet.

Prick all over with a fork, then lay a second baking sheet or wire rack on top to prevent them puffing up too much.

Stage 2 - 15 min.
Puits d'amour
Bake for about 15 minutes, until nicely browned.

Set aside.

Turn the oven down to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Puits d'amour
Place a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet and draw circles 6 cm (2 inches) in diameter.

A cutter of the right size is ideal for this.

Stage 4
Puits d'amour
Cover the sheet, but be sure to leave space between the circles.

Stage 5 - 10 min.
Puits d'amour
Turn the sheet over and pipe rings, using a forcing bag with a size 6 nozzle, over the circles you have drawn.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Puits d'amour
Tidy up the circles if necessary by pushing the choux pastry into place with a small spoon dipped in milk.

Stage 7 - 20 min.
Puits d'amour
Bake for around 20 minutes, until golden.

Stage 8 - 10 min.
Puits d'amour
Prepare a light caramel with 150 g caster sugar. Stand the caramel pan on a folded cloth within easy reach.

Stage 9
Puits d'amour
Begin assembling the puits d'amour: place a circle of puff pastry in front of you (tip: work on a sheet of cooking parchment; then, if the caramel runs over the edge, it won't stick).

Stage 10
Puits d'amour
Dip a choux-pastry ring into the caramel (use tongs if you can to make this easier).

Stage 11
Puits d'amour
And stick this quickly onto the puff pastry.

Stage 12
Puits d'amour
Do this with another ring and stick it on top of the first one...

Stage 13
Puits d'amour
...then add a third and final ring.

Stage 14 - 30 min.
You can see how to do it in this short video.

Build all your puits d'amour "wells" like this.

Stage 15 - 5 min.
Puits d'amour
Finish by filling the wells with confectioner's custard.

Stage 16
Puits d'amour
Refrigerate until needed, but do not serve too cold.
Remarks
Puits d'amour do not keep. To eat them at their best, while they still have both crisp and soft textures, they should be eaten the day they are made, ideally within 2 hours.
Keeping: An hour or two, not much longer.
Source: After Gaston Lenôtre.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe300 110 %1,500 140 %990 150 %2,580 130 %10,800 130 %
Per 100 g30 10 %170 20 %110 20 %290 10 %1,200 10 %
Per piece50 20 %250 20 %160 30 %430 20 %1,800 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Sulfites, Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 6 pieces : 2.81 €
  • Per piece : 0.47 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Choux pastry (pâte à choux)
Choux pastry (pâte à choux)

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Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)
Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)

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Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)

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