Brandy Butter Profiteroles

Method

1. Preheat oven

   1. Heat the oven to 200C.

2. Melt butter and 2tsp sugar in water

   2. Put the butter and 2 tsp of the sugar in a saucepan with 150ml water.

3. Bring to boil

   3. Place the pan over a low heat until the butter and sugar have melted, then bring to the boil.

4. Add flour

   4. Take off the heat and add all the flour at once and beat with a wooden spoon until the dough comes away from the side of the pan.

5. Beat in eggs

   5. Leave to cool for 5 minutes then beat in the eggs bit by bit until you have a stiff, glossy mixture.

6. Dampen 2 baking trays

   6. Rinse 2 baking trays with cold water, shaking off excess so they are slightly damp (this helps the pastry rise).

7. Spoon mix onto trays

   7. Using 2 teaspoons, spoon blobs of the mixture onto baking trays.

8. Bake

   8. Place in the oven for 18-20 minutes until well risen and brown.

9. Cut small slit in base of each

   9. Remove profiteroles from the oven and cut a small slit in the base of each one so they don’t collapse.

10. Cool

    10. Cool on a wire rack.

11. Whip cream

    11. Once cool, whip the cream lightly until just holding its shape.

12. Add sugar and vanilla

    12. Sweeten to taste with the remaining sugar and vanilla extract.

13. Fill profiteroles with cream

    13. Cut the profiteroles in half and fill them with the cream and pile them up on a plate.

14. Melt caramel sauce

    14. Melt your Joe & Seph’s Brandy Butter Caramel Sauce in the microwave/over the hob until runny (it won’t take long).

15. Top profiteroles with caramel sauce and popcorn

    15. Drizzle the sauce over the profiteroles along with the Joe & Seph’s Brandy Butter Popcorn.

16. Serve

    16. Serve and enjoy!