cream puffs
Cream Puffs Cream puff dough, called "choux paste," has only four basic ingredients: water, butter, flour and eggs. Like all simple recipes, the trick is to get the preparation rig...
Ingredients
- flour, approx
- sugar, approx
- butter, approx
- egg, approx
- salt, approx
- cheese, approx
- cream, approx
- water, approx
Directions
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Cream Puffs Cream puff dough, called "choux paste," has only four basic ingredients: water, butter, flour and eggs
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Like all simple recipes, the trick is to get the preparation right
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The water and butter should be cooked together fast, on moderately high heat, so that the butter melts quickly, before the water evaporates
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It helps to cut the butter into pieces
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The water is needed during baking — the oven heat changes it to steam that makes the pastries puff
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The next step is to add the flour and salt all at once and stir the ingredients until a cohesive mass forms and comes away from the sides of
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A sturdy wooden spoon is a big help because the dough will be stiff
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Some recipes suggest adding the eggs at this point, but it is better to wait a few minutes