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Gluten and Dairy Free Cream Puff "Crack Buns"

Gluten and Dairy Free Cream Puff "Crack Buns"

These airy and creamy cream puffs are topped in a crispy hazelnut topping.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 12

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • medium pot
  • pastry bag
  • Food Processor
  • Baking Sheet
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

Cream Puffs

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup Dairy Free butter
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup Gluten Free 1.1 flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 4 eggs, room temperature ;arge

Crackle

  • 1/4 cup hazelnut flour
  • 1/4 cup Gluten Free 1.1 flour
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 5 tbsp Dairy Free butter

Chocolate Pastry Cream

  • 2 cups oat milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup Dairy Free dark or semi sweet chocolate
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Instructions

Cream Puffs

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Add the water and butter to a pot on medium heat and bring to a rapid boil.
  • Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt with a wooden spoon and continue to stir until a dough ball forms.
  • Transfer the dough to a mixing bowl.
  • Add one egg at a time, continually mixing until it's incorporated before adding the next one.
  • Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a large tip and pipe 2" balls.
  • Continue to the next step.

Crackle

  • Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and pulse until fully combined.
  • Roll the dough out to approximately 1/8" thick.
  • Using a round cutter, cut your disks 1 1/2 to 2" thick.
  • Place on top of the cream puffs.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes until the tops are dark golden brown.
  • Allow to cool completely before filling with pastry cream.

Chocolate Pastry Cream

  • Add the oat milk and vanilla to a stock pot and place over medium heat.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • In a separate bowl mix together the eggs, sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
  • Once the oat milk mixture is boiling add a ladle full of the hot liquid to the egg mixture, stirring the entire time.
  • Add another ladle full while stirring.
  • Add the egg mixture to the hot milk mixture and continue to whisk until it thickens.
  • Add both of the chocolates to a glass bowl.
  • Pour the hot pastry cream into the glass bowl and continuously stir until the chocolate is melted.
  • Transfer the chocolate pastry cream into a piping bag.
  • Poke a hole in the cooled puff pastries and fill with the pastry cream.
  • Enjoy!
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