Lemon Profiteroles
- 1 quart whole milk
- 6 whole eggs
- 14 ounces sugar
- 12 ounces all purpose flour
- 5 whole lemons, juiced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 12 profiteroles, pre-made
- 4 tablespoons lemon zest
- For the lemon curd: In a large saucepan, add the milk, eggs, sugar, flour, and lemon juice.
- Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, stirring constantly.
- Stir until the consistency of heavy cream and remove from the heat.
- Set aside to cool.
- In a small mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks are formed.
- Once the lemon curd has cooled, divide it into 2 bowls.
- *Add the whipped cream to 1 of the bowls, gently folding it into the lemon curd mixture.
- Using a pastry bag (or large plastic bag) inject the profiteroles with the lemon curd.
- Dip the profiteroles into the lemon curd and cream mixture, which has been set aside, to coat fully.
- Be sure to coat profiterole on all sides.
- On a cooling rack, place the profiteroles on it so that the mixture settles.
- Let rest for 5 minutes.
- Place profiteroles on a serving plate and garnish with lemon zest.
- *Cook's note: If mixture is too thick, add cream or milk.
- The result should be a sauce-like consistency.
milk, eggs, sugar, flour, lemons, heavy cream, profiteroles, lemon zest
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/lemon-profiteroles-recipe.html (may not work)