non-bento #13: makkurokurosuke cream puffs
April 9, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - non bento Tags: cream puffs, makkurokurosuke, totoro
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The other night, I realized that I had forgotten to make this very obvious Ghibli character with cream puffs, and I had to make it.
hmm... Not exactly what I had in my mind...
Non-bento #13: Makkurokurosuke cream puffs…?
Created and eaten on: 4/9/2009
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how to make Totoro cream puffs
April 7, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - characters (Ghibli, video game, Wall-E) Tags: cream puffs, mini-totoro, totoro
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I know there are many recipes for cream puffs, and it’s not like you must use this recipe to make Totoro cream puffs. If you’re using your own cream puff recipe, make cream puff dough and jump to Step 5.
A blog post about my very first batch of Totoro cream puffs can be found on “non-bento #12: Totoro cream puffs.”
[How to make Totoro cream puffs] (About 18 3-inch Totoro OR 12 3-inch Totoro and 8 smaller Totoro)
For puffs:
- 80 cc of water ( = 5 TBS and 1 TS of water)
- 4 TBS of unsalted butter OR 4 TBS of vegetable oil (I like butter. It smells a lot nicer when it’s being baked)
- 2 whole eggs (large, beaten) and 1 extra egg on standby to add the dough if it’s too thick
- Two pinches of salt
- 6 TBS of all-purpose flour (sifted if you have a sifter)
For face:
- White icing in a tube OR ANY white chocolate chips
- Any chocolate
- Powder sugar (for Chibi-Totoro and Chu-Totoro)
- Green tea powder (for Chu-Totoro)
Stuff you need:
- Sauce pan
- Spatula
- Baking pan
- Aluminum foil or parchment paper
- ziploc bag or pastry bag
- Sifter or tea strainer
- toothpick
Before you start…
- Have custard cream made and cooled down in the fridge. (See “how to make custard with a microwave” and “how to make custard by stove top”)
- Beat eggs. (Just two. Don’t crack the other egg yet)
- Sifted flour. (not absolutely necessary, but this will definitely help make the puffs puffier)
- Pre-heat the oven at 400 degrees F.
- Put aluminum foil or parchment paper on a pan. (you can lightly grease aluminum foil if you’re worried, but don’t put it too much. It may make the puffs deflate)
