Mary Berry's Religieuses

Ingredients

• Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/425°F/Gas 7. Draw eight 2" circles and eight 1"
• Put the butter and water into a heavy pan and heat over a medium heat until the
• Once cool, gradually add the eggs, beating well after each addition
• Pipe inside the drawn circles on the baking sheet. Place in the heated oven and
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and pierce each bun on the bottom with a s
• Meanwhile, make the cream filling. Pour the milk into a heavy-based medium pan.
• For the chocolate ganache, bring the cream to the boil in a small pan, then remo
• To assemble the religieuses, spoon the cream filling into a piping bag and fill