# 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 salt
06 - 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
07 - 2 large eggs
→ Chocolate Ganache
08 - 3.5 oz dark chocolate (60–70% cocoa), chopped
09 - 7 tbsp heavy cream
→ Mini Financiers
10 - 1/4 cup unsalted butter
11 - 1/3 cup almond flour
12 - 3 tbsp icing sugar
13 - 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
14 - Pinch salt
15 - 2 large egg whites
→ Fruit Tartlets
16 - 3.5 oz sweet shortcrust pastry (pâte sucrée)
17 - 1/3 cup pastry cream
18 - 1.5 oz assorted fresh berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries)
→ Decoration
19 - 2 tbsp powdered sugar (for dusting)
20 - 1 tbsp edible gold leaf or silver pearls (optional)
# Directions:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium saucepan, combine water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add flour, and stir vigorously until dough forms. Return to heat and cook for 1–2 minutes, stirring constantly. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool slightly, then beat in eggs one at a time until smooth and glossy.
03 - Pipe small rounds onto a baking sheet. Bake for 20–25 minutes until puffed and golden. Let cool completely.
04 - Heat heavy cream until just simmering. Pour over chopped chocolate and let stand for 1 minute. Stir until smooth and glossy. Cool to room temperature.
05 - Melt butter until golden brown (beurre noisette) and cool slightly. In a bowl, combine almond flour, icing sugar, all-purpose flour, and salt. Whisk in egg whites, then fold in browned butter.
06 - Spoon batter into mini financier molds or mini muffin tins. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.
07 - Roll out sweet shortcrust pastry and cut into small rounds. Press into mini tartlet molds, prick bases, and bake blind at 350°F for 10–12 minutes. Cool completely.
08 - Fill cooled tartlet shells with pastry cream and top with assorted fresh berries.
09 - Arrange choux puffs (filled or dipped in ganache), financiers, and fruit tartlets on a large platter to resemble a winding train track. Dust with powdered sugar and optionally decorate with edible gold leaf or silver pearls.
