Simple and Plump Choux Pastry
Simple and Plump Choux Pastry

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Two simple rules for choux pastry. stick to the ingredients and measurements. don't open the oven while it bakes. That's the finicky part- the number of eggs in choux. Choux pastry is a simple dough mixed quickly on the stove, piped into adorable round puffs, then baked in the oven.

Simple and Plump Choux Pastry is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Simple and Plump Choux Pastry is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have simple and plump choux pastry using 7 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Simple and Plump Choux Pastry:
  1. Prepare 30 grams Cake flour
  2. Get 10 grams Bread (strong) flour
  3. Make ready 2 Eggs
  4. Get 40 grams Butter
  5. Get 30 ml Milk
  6. Take 30 ml Water
  7. Get 1 dash for finishing Water for spraying

Here we dive into how to make them and why it should be done that way. Choux pastry truly is a little piece of magic. It starts out as a small little ball of dough, but turns into a light, airy and fluffy hollow ball in the oven! Perfect choux pastry yields light and billowy pastries with crisp shells and airy hollow interior ready to be filled with all kinds of delicious fillings!

Steps to make Simple and Plump Choux Pastry:
  1. Line the baking sheet with baking paper and put in the oven. Preheat the oven to 190°C. (I used a 600W oven.)
  2. Sift together the cake flour and strong flour. Beat the eggs.
  3. Put the water, butter (cut into small pieces), and milk into a pan and bring to a boil. Turn the heat off when the butter has melted completely.
  4. Add the sifted flour all at once, and heat over low for 20 seconds, beating constantly until all lumps are gone.
  5. Add the beaten eggs to the mixture, a little at a time, and beat quickly. It is difficult to beat at first, though.
  6. If you hold the spatula and the paste drops very slowly, not runny at all, it is ready.
  7. Pipe the paste (about 4 cm in diameter) onto the heated baking paper. To make them voluminous, pile 3 to 4 layers so they look like soft serve ice cream cone tops.
  8. Moisten your finger with water and touch the tip on top to flatten.
  9. Make a shallow criss-cross slit on each top (this helps make the pastry plump)
  10. Spray a little water in top and bake at 190°C for 20 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 180°C and bake for an additional 10 minutes or so.
  11. After baking, leave the choux pastries in the oven for about 10 minutes without opening the oven door. You will have plump choux pastries.
  12. This pastry batter has some butter in it, so when you pipe the batter onto baking paper it might be too runny. In that case, adjust the amount of beaten eggs.
  13. You might think it is too stiff, but actually, you will have a better result this way. (In the photo, I used just 3/4 of beaten eggs.)
  14. I made these with strawberries and custard.

Unlike other pastries, choux pastry is made in a saucepan and rather than being rolled, the soft, glossy dough is piped or spooned into shape. The choux pastry should ultimately be thick and smooth; it should be a thick enough consistency to pipe through a piping bag. If you think the pastry is the Bake the choux pastry buns until they are lovely and golden. Do not open the oven door during this time as this might cause the buns to deflate. Choux pastry is extremely versatile and is widely used in France for all king of dessert. the Choux pastry recipe can be made sweet or savory for aperitifs nibbles for example.

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