Gâteau de St Honoré

Choux Pastry

• ¼ pt / 140 ml water
• 2 oz / 60

First make the choux pastry. Put the water, butter and salt in a saucepan and bring to the boil. When it does so, tip in all the flour at once, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon. As you stir, the mixture will dry and become smooth to the point where it leaves the sides of the pan. Remove from the heat, and beat in the eggs, a