profiterole

 

  • [7] Today[edit] Cream puffs have appeared on U.S. restaurant menus since at least 1851.

  • A profiterole (French: ), cream puff (US), or chou à la crème (French: ) is a filled French choux pastry ball with a typically sweet and moist filling of whipped cream, custard,
    pastry cream, or ice cream.

  • Presentation[edit] German cream puff Czech version The most common presentations are pastry cream, whipped cream, or ice cream filling, topped with powdered sugar or chocolate
    ganache and possibly more whipped cream.

  • The original recipe changed as the years passed, as pastry cook’s art began to develop around the 17th century.

  • Filled and glazed with caramel, they are assembled into a type of pièce montée called croquembouches, often served at weddings in France and Italy, during the Christmas holiday
    in France, and are served during important celebrations in Gibraltar.

 

Works Cited

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8. ^ “Revere House” restaurant, Boston, menu dated May 18, 1851: “Puddings and Pastry. … Cream Puffs”. Digitalgallery.nypl.org. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
9. ^ “Original Cream Puffs”. WIStateFair.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
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“The Cream Puffs Of Wisconsin”. NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
11. ^ “Victoria and Abdul”.
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