Profitroles

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoonfuls of butter
• 1/2 cup of boiling water
• three-fourths cup of flour
• 2 eggs
• one-half teaspoonful of salt

Method

1. 1

   In a saucepan, melt butter in boiling water.

2. 2

   Add flour and beat for 2 minutes.

3. 3

   Remove from heat, cool, then add eggs and beat for 10 minutes.

4. 4

   Form into balls and bake in a moderate oven for 10 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Delicate dishes (1896), page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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