Choux pastry
This is a basic choux pastry recipe for eclairs or profiteroles. It will make enough for a 20cm (8 inch) choux ring or 5 - 6 choux buns. Follow the individual recipe instructions for methods of use and baking.
Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 55 g (2 oz) butter
- 75 g (2 1/2 oz) plain flour, sifted
- 2 eggs, beaten with a pinch of salt
Method
Prep:15min ›
Ready in:15min
- Put the butter and 150 ml (5 fl oz) water in a saucepan. Heat gently until the butter has melted, then bring to the boil.
- As soon as the water boils, remove the pan from the heat and quickly tip in the flour all at once. Beat with a wooden spoon until the ingredients bind together into a dough.
- Return the pan to a low heat and continue to beat until the dough is a smooth, dry ball in the centre of the pan.
- Allow to cool for 2–3 minutes, then gradually beat in the eggs to make a smooth, shiny paste. Beat vigourously. Use straightaway, as directed in the recipe.
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easy to follow measurements to give an easy yet impressive batch of profiteroles - 08 May 2011
The quantities are similar to a recipe I've just made, but only using 125ml of water, which gave a very good piping consistency. Having just made a 4xbatch of another recipe using milk and only 60gms flour (a total disaster, terribly runny) I found this to produce excellent profiteroles, about 30, very light and crisp. - 30 May 2010
I found this recipe too gooey and heavy for choux pastry. Returning the dough to a low heat in the pan after tipping in the flour did not dry it either. I don't feel this stage is necessary; it just smooths into a clean dough ball in the centre after beating in with the flour; you can then just let it cool :o( - 08 Jan 2009