Makes 8 - 10
½ cup plus 2 T. whole milk |
⅓ cup plus 2 T. water |
7 T. butter |
1 tsp. salt |
1 T. sugar |
1¼ cups flour |
5 eggs |
½ cup chopped, toasted Hazelnuts |
¾ tsp. (½ packet) unflavored gelatin |
2 eggs |
7 egg yolks |
4 T. water and ½ cup plus 2 T. Heavy whipping cream |
½ cup sugar |
2 cups (14 oz.) good quality Milk chocolate |
⅓ cup (2 oz.) good quality Dark chocolate |
⅓ cu Hazelnut Praline Paste (or Nutella or hazelnut butter) |
1 cup plus 6 T. Heavy whipping cream |
Melt ¼ cup of chocolate and set aside. Slice top of puffs; fill with mousse; re-place tops. Set on a baking tray and drizzle chocolate over top. Refrigerate. Serve chilled, dusted with powdered sugar. *If desired, hazelnuts can be added on top of melted chocolate instead of baked on puffs.