Strawberry & white chocolate choux buns

By foodiva

Ingredients

• 50 g butter
• 75 g plain flour
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tbsp flaked almonds (optional)
• 2 tbsp custard powder
• 300 ml milk
• 1/2 tsp sugar free vanilla extract
• 150 ml Greek yogurt
• 15 g coarsely grated white chocolate
• 125 g small strawberries, halved
• dusting of icing sugar (optional)

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 65mins
Adapted from bbcgoodfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

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Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Heat oven to 200C, 180C fan gas 6. Heat the butter in a nonstick pan with 125ml water until melted. Increase the heat until boiling then remove from the heat and quickly beat in the

until the mixture comes together as a ball. Cool 5 mins then beat the

with 1 tbsp water then beat into the pastry a little as a time to make a thick glossy mix.

Spoon onto the baking tray in 8 equal size blobs then add the

if using poking them into the mixture. Bake for 25-30 mins until well risen and golden. Take from the oven make a slash in the sides and return to the oven for 5 mins more to dry out.

While baking make the filling. Mix the custard powder with a little of the milk then, with the remaining milk and

put in a non stick pan and cook, stirring over the heat until thickened. Stand for 5 mins then beat in the

and set aside to cool, stirring frequently to make sure a skin doesn't form. When cold, stir in the grated chocolate.

Reserve 1 tbsp of the custard mix then use the rest to fill the buns. Distribute all but 8 halves of

between the buns, then blob a little of the remaining custard filling on top and add the reserved strawberries. Lightly dust with the icing sugar before serving if you like.

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