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Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius
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Line baking trays with baking paper
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Thoroughly mix custard powder and caster sugar with milk and water
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Heat on low, stirring constantly for 2 min until it thickens
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Set aside to cool in fridge
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Heat water, milk and butter till it just starts to boil and butter melts
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Add all the flour and stir with a wooden spoon until pastry comes off the sides
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Set aside to cool for 10 min.
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Whisk eggs in a bowl
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Gradually mix egg into flour mixture. You can stop adding the egg once the batter reaches desired consistency.
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Batter should just fall off the spoon but still hold its shape
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Spoons teaspoons of mixture onto lined baking tray.
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Bake for about 20 min or until golden and puffy
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Remove puffs from oven and make a slit in the side to let steam escape.
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Place puffs back in the oven for another 10 minutes till crisp
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Place puffs on a baking tray to cool.
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In the meantime, melt chocolate in a double boiler and keep warm
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Beat cooled custard to remove lumps.
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Add cream and whisk until peaks form.
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Remove soft pastry from the inside of the cooled puffs and spoon or pipe custard cream into the puffs
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Spoon and spread chocolate over each puff.
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Chill puffs in the fridge till chocolate hardens
