Pate de Choux (British Baking Show

Pate de Choux (British Baking Show - Bake #4)

I used the less fussy pate de choux recipe that I made growing up before I knew the correct french term for cream puff dough. I have made it the fussy way and the way I will describe below and I don't really notice much difference. Here is is: Put one stick of butter in 1 cup of water and bring to a boil; add 1 cup of flour and stir until combined; remove from heat and add 4 eggs one at time making sure that each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next. If you have never made these before, the dough gets slimy when you add the add and then you keep stirring and in a blink it incorporates into the dough.

For this bake, I made chocolate eclairs with chocolate glaze and regular cream puffs with a cardamom cream filling. Pipe eclairs or puff onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment and cook until golden. Cook time depends on the size of the puff but make sure to not take them out too early so they are able to have the right crisp and not be doughty inside. Just practice your timing. I have made pastry cream before but for a quick and still tasty filling, make vanilla pudding that you cook on a stove and let cool then incorporate any flavoring and freshly shipped cream.

Here are pics of the dough in progress

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