refrigerator The fondant is now ready to be used Make sure you are wearing latex gloves With your left hand hold a small puff by the base and flip it over so that the top is now sitting on the surface of the fondant With your left hand lift the puff up and hold it straight over the fondant With your right index finger, scrape off the excess fondant, leaving enough of it to cover the surface Scrape your index finger on the side of the bowl to remove the glaze and slide it around the glazed area so that it is nice and smooth Place the glazed puff back on the sheet pan Repeat with all the other small puffs and then move on to the large puffs Glaze 1 large puff and set it on the sheet pan Take 1 small puff and stick it right on top of the large puff while the fondant is still soft Repeat with all the other puffs Make sure that your 20 grams of butter for the decoration is soft Once the puffs are all glazed and the religieuses assembled, place the 70 grams of pastry cream you set aside and the 20 grams of soft butter in a small bowl and whip until smooth, using a hand whisk or handheld electric mixer Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a ¼-inch star tip and pipe small teardrops at the neck of the religieuses, going upward where the 2 puffs meet Pipe a small rosette on the top of the small puff The religieuses are now ready to be served IT’S DONE WHEN IT’S DONE Freshly glazed religieuses should have a shiny glaze, but they will lose their shine within minutes if you have overheated the fondant ... stick it right on top of the large puff while the fondant is still soft Repeat with all the other puffs Make sure that your 20 grams of butter for the decoration is soft Once the puffs are all glazed and the religieuses...right index finger, scrape off the excess fondant, leaving enough of it to cover the surface Scrape your index finger on the side of the bowl to remove the glaze and slide it around the glazed area so that it is nice and... bag fitted with a ¼-inch star tip and pipe small teardrops at the neck of the religieuses, going upward where the 2 puffs meet Pipe a small rosette on the top of the small puff The religieuses are now ready to be served