Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

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Ingredients

  • 1 pt / 570 ml water
  • 12 oz / 340

Method

Bring the water to the boil, and remove from the heat. Tip in the flour, and stir vigorously. Put back over the heat, and mix until smooth. Remove from the heat, and beat in the salt and the eggs, little by little, until the mixture becomes smooth and glossy. Spoon it into a large piping bag with a broad, fluted nozzle. Bring a large pan of oil to a temperature of 180°C / 350°F, and pipe in len