STRAWBERRY CREAM PUFF

5 cooked pate a choux shells (in a large round shape) 7 oz cream chantilly (see recipe on page 30)

10 strawberries (sliced thinly)

5 servings

Take cooked pate a choux and cut in half

Fill with the cream Chantilly and strawberries

Place top on the cream puff and serve

CHURROS

1/2 pound of raw pate a choux dough 2 T cinnamon

4 cups vegetable oil (for frying)

2 cups granulated sugar serves about 10

Pre heat the oil to 375ºF

Add the cinnamon to the pate a choux dough and mix lightly

Using a one-ounce scoop, scoop the pate a choux dough into the hot oil

Once the dough is brown and puffed, remove from the oil

Roll the cooked dough in the granulated sugar and serve

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Viking VSM700, VSM500 manual Strawberry Cream Puff, Churros

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