Puits d'amour

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
58 min.	45 min.	1 hour 43 min.

Preparation

Cooking

Start to finish

58 min.

45 min.

1 hour 43 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

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.

Bake for about 15 minutes, until nicely browned.

Set aside.

Turn the oven down to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 3 - 5 min.

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

Cover the sheet, but be sure to leave space between the circles.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

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.

Tidy up the circles if necessary by pushing the choux pastry into place with a small spoon dipped in milk.

Stage 7 - 20 min.

Bake for around 20 minutes, until golden.

Stage 8 - 10 min.

Prepare a light caramel with 150 g caster sugar. Stand the caramel pan on a folded cloth within easy reach.

Stage 9

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

Dip a choux-pastry ring into the caramel (use tongs if you can to make this easier).

Stage 11

And stick this quickly onto the puff pastry.

Stage 12

Do this with another ring and stick it on top of the first one...

Stage 13

...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.

Finish by filling the wells with confectioner's custard.

Stage 16

Refrigerate until needed, but do not serve too cold.

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	Choux pastry (pâte à choux): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs, Saint Honoré cake, Paris-Brest, Valay-Brest, Gougères, ... All
	Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberry Verveine Tart , Peach and green tea tart, Saint Honoré cake, Yvetot Douillons, Pistachio cream, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Galette Charentaise, Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Pear charlotte, Chocolate mousse, Sushi, ... All
	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Small cheese and bacon rolls , Apple Strudel, Nanou's tuna tart, Thin endive tart, Koulibiak in pie dish, ... All

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