Choux Pastry (Pâte à Choux)

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4.6

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  • Prep Time

    25 mins

  • Cook Time

    25 mins

  • Total Time

    55 mins

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    French

Choux Pastry (Pâte à Choux)

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup (8 fl oz/225 ml) whole milk
  • ½ cup (4 oz/115 g) butter, cubed
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (5 oz/142 g) all-purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature
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Notes

  • Use Room Temperature Ingredients: Make sure your eggs are at room temperature so they blend in easily when added to the hot dough.
  • Cook the Flour Properly: When adding flour to the butter and milk mixture, cook it for a couple of minutes to prevent a raw flour taste.
  • Pipe Evenly: Use a round piping tip to make uniform puffs. Wet your fingers to gently smooth any peaks for a round shape.
  • Add Steam for Puff: Spritz the baking sheet and pastry with water before baking to help create steam for proper rising.
  • Don’t Open the Oven Too Soon: Let the pastries rise without opening the oven door for at least 15 minutes.
  • Get creative with flavor variability! Fill your choux pastry with Whipped Cream, Dulce de Leche, Chocolate Pastry Cream, Crème Pâtissière, or even Vanilla Ice Cream!
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