Choux Pastry
| Preparation: | 10 min |
| Marinating/Waiting: | 0 min |
| Cooking: | 15 min |
| Total: | 25 min |
servings
| Category: | Desserts |
| Subcategory: | Pastries/Treats |
| Source: | Académie Culinaire |
Recipe ingredients
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
- 3 1/2 oz (100 g) butter*
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) salt
- 2 tsp. (10 mL) sugar (for sweet pastry version only)
- 3 1/2 oz (100 g) all purpose*
- 7 or 8 eggs*
Preparation
Combine water, milk, butter, salt and, if necessary, sugar, then bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
Add all the flour at once, and stir with a wooden spoon to obtain a smooth batter. Put pan back on the heat and cook for a few minutes to dry it out slightly. Stir constantly and quickly. Once the dough looks slightly oily, remove from the heat.
Transfer to a large bowl, cool slightly. With a wooden spoon, stir constantly and add eggs, one at a time until each is incorporated. This mixture must be thick but not too liquid.
Preheat oven to 230 °C (450 °F).
Pipe the pastry dough onto a baking sheet, add egg wash. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 160 °C (325 °F) for remainder of cooking time**. Remove from the oven, set aside and let cool.
* The quantity of eggs depends on the drying out of the batter. The desired result is a fairly thick batter that is shiny. Sometimes half an egg will do to bring to desired consistency. A batter that is too liquid will yield flat pastries, while a batter that is too thick will result in pastries that are too dense.
** The duration of the second part of baking depends on the size of the pieces. Approximately 10 minutes.
Suggestion
If using an electric stand mixer, be sure to use paddle attachment for better results.
Choux Chantilly : round shaped, cut in two, lengthwise and stuffed with Chantilly cream (see recipe). Garnish by sprinkling tops with icing sugar.
Chocolate éclairs: piped in a long tube shape, they are filled with pastry or other types of cream. They can be filled by piercing a hole at one end or by slicing open lengthwise. Then they are iced with chocolate, coffee, maple, etc.
* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.
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