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Ingredients
- 240ml (1 cup) water
- 115g (1/2 cup or 1 stick) butter, room temperature
- 1 Tbsp granulated (white) sugar
- 125g (1 cup, spooned and levelled) all purpose (plain) flour
- 240ml (1 cup) whole milk
- 65g (1/3 cup) granulated (white) sugar
- 100g (7 oz) good quality dark chocolate, broken into pieces
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose (plain) flour
- 240ml (1 cup) whole milk
- 75g (6 Tbsp) granulated (white) sugar
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose (plain) flour
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 large egg yolks, room temperature
- 115g butter (1/2 cup or 1 stick)) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
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