Mrs Plummer the 1st's Mandarin Choux Buns

Mrs Plummer the 1st

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Mandarin Choux Buns

Servers: 4

Ingredients:


Choux Pasty

• 60g - Baking Lard
• 70g - Plain Flour
• 140ml - Water
• Pinch of salt
• 2 - medium eggs
• Drop - Vanilla Essence (optional)

Filling

• 150ml - Double Cream
• 320ml - Canned Mandarins Oranges

Chocolate Sauce

• 4 tbsp - Golden Syrup
• 60g - Plain Chocolate

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 220c

Steps:

Filling
Drain and chop 1 can (320ml) of mandarin oranges.
Whip 150ml of double cream.

Choux Pasty
Sieve the mix of the 70g of plain flour and pinch of salt.
Lightly whisk the two medium eggs.

Place 60g of baking lard and 140ml of water in a pan and bring just to boiling point.
Remove from the heat and immediately stir in the sieved 70g of Plain Flour all at once.
Return to a low heat and beat with a wooden spoon until mixture leaves sides of the pan clean (estimate 1-2 minutes).
Cool slightly.
Gradually beat in whisked eggs, then the drop of vanilla essence (if used).
Next is spooning the mixture onto a greased baking sheet.
A dessert spoon can be used for large buns and should be 4cm apart.
A teaspoon can be used for smaller buns and should be about 2cm apart.
Put into pre heated 220c oven for 15 minutes then reduce oven to 190c for another 15 minutes.
Remove from baking sheet, slit the bottoms of the buns then place on a cooling wire tray.
After cooled fill the inside of each bun with cream and mandarin mix.

Chocolate sauce
Melt the 4 tbsps of syrup and 60g of plain chocolate in a heat proof bowl over a pan of boiling water.
Beat lightly until smooth and glossy.
Pour over buns.

Eating:
Don't eat alone you will eat them all :-)