Choux Pastry (Pâte à Choux)

With only 5 ingredients and 15 minute prep time, choux pastry (pâte à choux) is a simple pastry dough for making cream puffs, eclairs, and profiteroles!

Ingredients

Ingredients

All-Purpose Flour Butter Eggs  Salt Sugar Water

Step 1: Heat Water, Butter, Salt, and Sugar

In a saucepan over high heat, melt the butter, sugar, and salt in the water until it boils.

Step 2: Add and Cook Flour

Add the flour and  cook about 3-4 minutes, until a thick film forms on the bottom on the pan.

Step 3: Cool Dough

Remove from heat and the dough about two minutes to cool down.

Step 4: Add Eggs

While still mixing on low, add 4 eggs one at a time. Make sure to fully incorporate each egg before you add the next.

Step 5: Pipe and Bake Dough

At this point, the dough is done and you can pipe and then bake or fry however you desire.

Common Uses for Choux Pastry

Profiteroles  Cream Puffs Eclairs Gougères Beignets  Churros

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Choux Pastry  (Pâte à Choux)

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