Vanilla Sugar Puffs

Name: Vanilla Sugar Puffs
Yield: Makes about 2½ dozen 2-inch puffs
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted; ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; ½ cup whole milk; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; Swedish pearl sugar, to taste; ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 5 large eggs, at room temperature; Pinch salt; 1 large egg

Preparation info

Makes about
2½ dozen
2-inch puffs

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pure Vanilla

By Shauna Sever

Published 2012

About

These light, airy puffs, known as chouquettes in French, are the sort of delightful treat you can eat a dozen of in one sitting without realizing what you’ve done. With a few small tweaks to the recipe, you can easily make a batch of Mini Vanilla Éclairs.

Ingredients

For the dough

½ cup whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
½ cup (

Europe
France
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
In a heavy-bottomed 2-