Bossche Bol

Name: Bossche Bol
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Dutch
Ingredients: 250ml water; 100g butter; 150g plain flour; 4 eggs; 500ml whipping cream, whipped with 2 tbsp sugar; 200g dark chocolate, melted with 2 tbsp butter or a little cream

Bossche bol/BOSS-uh BOL/

Also known as: Chocoladebol, Den Bosch Chocolate Ball

About this dish

A large choux bun filled with whipped cream and dipped entirely in dark chocolate glaze.

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Ingredients

💧250ml water

🧈100g butter

🌾150g plain flour

🥚4 eggs

🍦500ml whipping cream, whipped with 2 tbsp sugar

🍫200g dark chocolate, melted with 2 tbsp butter or a little cream

Method

Serves 2

Bring the water and butter to the boil, tip in the flour and stir until the dough forms a ball. Cool slightly.

Beat in the eggs one at a time until the dough is smooth and glossy.

Pipe 6–8 large mounds onto a lined tray and bake at 200°C (400°F) for 30–35 minutes without opening the oven, until well risen and golden. Cool.

Make a small hole in the base of each and pipe in the whipped cream until full.

Dip the tops and sides in the warm chocolate glaze and leave to set. Serve the same day.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

The Bossche bol is the famous pastry of 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch), sold there since the early 20th century and taken home by visitors in boxes.

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