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Pâte à Choux

Author: Shawn

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 Tbs sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup 6 Tbs unsalted butter
  • 4 eggs room temperature

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment or silicone baking mats.
  • In a small bowl, combine flour, salt, and sugar.
  • In a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, bring milk and butter to a boil.
  • Immediately add all the flour mixture at once, and stir with a wooden spoon until a dough forms. Keep stirring for about another minute, or until the dough comes off the sides and bottom of the pan. Remove from heat.
  • Let stand 2 minutes to cool slightly, then, one at a time, rapidly stir in the eggs, stirring until the dough is no longer glossy before adding the next egg.
  • Place dough in a piping bag fitted with a large star tip and pipe 1-inch mounds of dough about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and bake about 25 minutes longer.
  • Cool completely on baking sheets.