Chocolate Profiteroles

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Ingredients:

              All purpose flour            --   ¾ cup
              Salt                                       --   ¼ tsp
              Grated nutmeg                --   a pinch
              Unsalted butter               --   6 tbsp
              Eggs                                      --   3
             Semi sweet chocolates  --   ½ cup
            Vanilla ice cream             --   4 cups

 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease and prepare a baking sheet.

Sift together the flour , salt and nutmeg. In a medium sauce pan, add the butter and ¾ cup water and bring to boil.

Remove from the heat and add the dry ingredients. Mix well with a wooden spoon for about a minute , until well blended and the mixture starts to pull away from the sides of the pan. Now keep the pan over low heat and cook the mixture for about a couple of  minutes stirring constantly.

    

Remove from the heat. Add the eggs, one at a time to the flour mixture, beating well, until the dough is smooth and shiny.

 

Pipe the dough onto a baking sheet. You can also drop the dough onto the baking sheet, using a tablespoon.  Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the pastry is well risen and browned .Turn off the oven and the let the puffs cool with the oven door open.

Split the Profiteroles in half and put a small scoop of ice cream in each. Serve with melted chocolate.