Choux Pastry

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 teaspoons superfine sugar (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 egg, beaten with
• 1 teaspoon cold water, for glaze

Recipe

• 1 prehaet oven to 425°f combine the butter, sugar, salt and 1 cup water in a large heavy saucepan. bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring occasionally.
• 2 as soon as mixture is boiling, remove pan from heat. add the flour all at once and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon to mix flour smoothly into the liquid.
• 3 return the pan to medium heat and cook, stirring until the mixture forms a ball, pulling away from sides of pan. this will take about 1 minute. remnove from heat and let cool for 3-5 minutes.
• 4 add a little of the beaten eggs and beat well to incorporate. add a little more egg and beat in well. continue beating in eggs until mixture becomes a smooth and shiny paste.
• 5 while still warm, shape choux puffs, eclairs, profiteroles or rings on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• 6 glaze with 1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon cold water. put into the preheated oven , then reduce the heat to 400°f bake until puffed and golden brown.