Croquembouche

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This recipe is delicious. I was only 14 years old when I made this last year and it was easy yet, delicious. I did use store bought cream puffs though which turned out great and was much less time consuming.

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So I am in the process of finishing up this recipe but the pastry dough did NOT turn out the way it was supposed to! I tried it several different times and it would not get a thick consistency! So I used a different recipe for the dough and it worked perfectly! Set me back a LOT of time but everything is starting to turn out now! But do not do the water on a medium simmer because its not hot enough to absorb all the water get the water sugar salt and butter to a rolling boil then add in the flower and stir vigorously until the dough forms a ball. Then add the eggs one at a time! Hope this helps!

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Easy and 45 minutes? Reeeealy?
They left out the 2 hours trying to stack those balls!
Good luck murmurr! Let us know how you did!

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frankly, this sounds like a ho-hum recipe. alton and ina have great recipes for the puffs. the filling sounds boring, use ina's pastry
cream and alternate the filling with different flavored stuff--like
amaretto, frangelico, etc.

assembling this is only "easy" if you were a quick witted kid
at leggos. otherwise, it takes time and patience and keep the kids and pets out of the kitchen. melted sugar is the hottest thing on
earth and you don't want to trip or spill.

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I am so against reviewing recipes that haven't been tested but this is a necessary exception! 45 mins and "easy" for a Croquembouche?! That's insanity. It's too bad you can't flag recipes here. This really needs to be edited.

I am, however, going to attempt the recipe tonight! I'll re-review afterwards.

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Have not made it yet.
Do NOT believe this is an EASY recipe.

To the reviewer who had bad cream puffs, I made Alton Browns and they turned out flawlessly (in case these don't.

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For the person who cheated and bought frozen cream puffs! Did you let them thaw before you dipped them into the caramel? LOL I think this technique seems like something I would like to Cheat with also!

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OK,

OK,I cheated and bought frozen cream puffs. I made the caramel though. This is the second time I have made this and both times it was a big hit. Beautiful and delicious. I can't believe no one else has cheated in this way. Come on and fess up.




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OK, I have to admit, I have not made this yet. So why am I commenting?? It's because any recipe that involves 4 different preparations and a complicated assembly process, should NOT be rated as easy. That is a totally insane rating. It's at the least misleading, and at the most deceptive to do so. Let's get real with the rating system.

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This is NOT I REPEAT NOT an "easy" recipt. They made it even more difficult by using gelantine to make the cream filling. You can use any old pudding recipe or even a box of cooked pudding. Then beat your whipping cream and add 1/4 of it to the pudding (after it has cooled. After incorporating the small amount of whipping cream, gently fold in the rest. The caramel is not easy. It takes a few burned fingers to get it right. Please be very, very careful with it. Also, croquembouche has a very short life after making it. On a rainy day, the sugar can melt and you have a pile of soaking cream puffs. But when you get it right, you have a spectacular dessert!