Comprehensive Guide to Making Irresistible Cream Puff Sticks - Mytour

2. How to make crispy stick ice cream

Prepare the ingredients 

Crust for crispy stick ice cream

• 60g unsalted butter
• 65g all-purpose flour
• 120ml filtered water
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 teaspoon sugar
• 1/3 teaspoon salt

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Filling for cream

• 40g granulated sugar
• 20g cornstarch
• 10g unsalted animal fat
• 200ml fresh milk
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1/3 teaspoon salt

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How to make stick ice cream

Crust for stick ice cream

• Put butter, sugar, water, and salt in a non-stick pot. Heat the mixture over medium heat until the butter melts, stir well, then turn off the heat.
• Add flour to the pot, stir well with a wooden spoon. Place the pot on low heat, continue stirring until the mixture blends and forms a uniform, elastic mass. Turn off the heat and stir the dough for about 1-2 minutes to cool it down.

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• Put the eggs in a bowl and beat evenly. Pour half of the beaten eggs into the prepared batter from the previous step and stir to get a thick mixture.
• Continue to add the remaining half of the eggs, stir vigorously and evenly. The batter is ready when you lift the wooden spoon, and the batter slowly falls down and forms a mound.
• Preheat the oven for about 10 minutes at 220°C.

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• While waiting for the oven to heat up, put the batter into a piping bag. Pipe the batter into stick shapes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. The best spacing between the sticks is 3-5cm as the batter will expand while baking.
• Bake the cakes at 200-220°C for about the first 15 minutes. Continue baking for another 10-15 minutes at 180-190°C until the cakes are completely cooked.
• Remove the cakes from the oven to cool down.

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Filling for cream

• Put egg yolks and sugar in a bowl. Use an electric mixer to beat until the mixture becomes thick and pale yellow.
• Sift cornstarch into the bowl. Mix well to prevent lumps.
• Heat milk over medium heat until it almost boils. Pour the hot milk slowly into the bowl to avoid clumping the batter, stirring constantly while pouring.

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• Place the mixture on the stove, cook over low heat and stir constantly. Stir until the mixture starts to thicken and becomes smooth, then turn off the heat. Continue stirring until the mixture thickens into cream, then add vanilla, salt, and butter. Mix well until the butter is completely melted and all the ingredients are well combined.
• When the cream filling has cooled, put the mixture into a piping bag.

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3. Final Product of Stick Ice Cream

Once the cake crust has completely cooled, use a knife to make a straight cut in the middle of the cake to scoop out the cream. If you prefer not to cut the cake, you can also carve a small hole at the bottom of the cake and insert the cream. This method of making stick ice cream as described above will have an attractive aroma, a soft and beautifully golden brown crust. Inside, the body of the cake is a layer of creamy filling that melts deliciously, irresistibly fragrant.

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Discover some key tips for making delicious and perfectly soft cream puff sticks.

Here are some additional tricks to ensure your cream puff sticks have the desired flavor and texture:

1. When mixing the dough for the crust, avoid overdoing it as it can lead to loss of moisture, resulting in difficulty in puffing or a dense interior after baking.

2. In addition to shaping the sticks, you can use pastry tips to create flower or spiral shapes according to your preference.

If your ice cream filling is too thick or has an eggy odor (due to raw flour), you can add hot milk, place the pot on the stove, and increase stirring time to ensure the mixture is completely cooked through.

In the case of a runny filling, you can quickly salvage it by placing the filling on the stove, stirring evenly over medium heat to let some of the water evaporate.

If the filling becomes lumpy, add milk to the mixture, then place the pot on the stove and stir evenly to thin out the filling. Strain through a sieve to remove the lumpy flour. Continue to heat and stir over low heat until the cream thickens, then turn off the heat.

Above are the steps to make delicious and visually appealing cream puff sticks that anyone can easily make at home. Mytour wishes you success in the kitchen with this irresistibly fragrant and tasty cream puff stick recipe!

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