Desserts & Baking

Choux pastry

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Makes 25 to 30 profiteroles or 10 éclairs
Easy
10 minutes
30 minutes

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Ingredients

Method
  • 115 g butter
  • 250 ml water
  • 120 g flour
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 4 free-range eggs

Method

Ingredients

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Melt the butter in the water in a saucepan over a medium heat, then bring to the boil and remove from the heat immediately. Sift the flour and salt together and add to the boiling water.

Using a wooden spoon, stir to form a thick paste. Return to the heat and stir for 1 minute, or until the paste comes away from the sides of the saucepan.

Remove from the heat and allow to cool until lukewarm. Stir in 1 egg at a time – the mixture will look as if it has split, but continue mixing and it will come together again.

Using a teaspoon or piping bag, spoon or pipe the mixture onto a greased baking tray, either in the shape of profiteroles or éclairs, then sprinkle with water. Bake for 10 minutes or until puffed up, then reduce the heat to 180°C and bake for a further 15 minutes.

Allow to cool before filling.

Cook’s note: Don’t open the oven door during baking. Instead of sprinkling the profiteroles or éclairs with water, place 4 ice cubes onto the floor of the oven – the steam will make the choux pastry rise better.

Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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