# Components:
→ Choux Pastry
01 - 1/4 cup water
02 - 1/4 cup whole milk
03 - 3 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter, cubed
04 - 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
05 - Pinch of salt
06 - 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
07 - 2 large eggs
→ Chocolate Ganache
08 - 3 1/2 oz dark chocolate (60–70% cocoa), chopped
09 - 3.5 tbsp heavy cream
→ Mini Financiers
10 - 1/4 cup unsalted butter
11 - 1/3 cup almond flour
12 - 3 tbsp icing sugar
13 - 2 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour
14 - Pinch of salt
15 - 2 large egg whites
→ Fruit Tartlets
16 - 3 1/2 oz sweet shortcrust pastry (pâte sucrée)
17 - 1/3 cup pastry cream
18 - 1 1/2 oz assorted fresh berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries)
→ Decoration
19 - 1 1/2 tbsp powdered sugar (for dusting)
20 - 1 tbsp edible gold leaf or silver pearls (optional)
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - Combine water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add flour, and stir vigorously until a dough forms. Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool slightly. Beat in eggs one at a time until smooth and glossy.
03 - Pipe small rounds onto a baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until puffed and golden. Cool completely.
04 - Heat cream until just simmering. Pour over chopped chocolate and let sit for 1 minute. Stir until the mixture is smooth and glossy. Allow to cool to room temperature.
05 - Melt butter until golden brown and nutty. Cool slightly. In a bowl, mix almond flour, icing sugar, all-purpose flour, and salt. Whisk in egg whites, then fold in browned butter. Spoon batter into mini financier molds or muffin tins. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.
06 - Roll out sweet shortcrust pastry and cut into small rounds. Press into mini tartlet molds, prick bases, and bake blind at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool before filling.
07 - Fill cooled tartlet shells with pastry cream and top with assorted fresh berries.
08 - Arrange choux puffs filled or dipped with ganache, financiers, and fruit tartlets on a large platter to resemble a winding train track. Dust with powdered sugar and garnish with edible gold leaf or silver pearls if desired.
