Name: Choux Pastry * (Pâte à Choux)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 1¾ lb. (800 g)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 cup + 1 tbsp (5 oz./140 g) AP flour, sifted; 1¼ tsp (5 g) sugar; 5 eggs (1 cup/250 g); ½ cup (125 ml) water; 7 tbsp (4 oz./110 g) butter, diced; 1 tsp (5 g) fine salt; ½ cup (125 ml) whole milk; 2½ tbsp (20 g) Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Preparation info

Makes
1¾ lb

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

½ cup (125 ml) water
½ cup (125 ml

Europe
France
Mediterranean
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 425°F 220°C/Gas Mark 7).
In a large saucepan, place the water, milk, salt, sugar, and butter. Heat gently until the mixture just begins to boil. Meanwhile, warm a large mixing bowl.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and ad