If soggy,
baked choux can be re-crisped in a hot oven for several minutes.
Bake choux at 400 for 10 minutes then drop temperature to 350 for 30 - 35 minutes more.
Not exact matches
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The key with
choux pastry really is the eggs — all that moisture gets released on
baking and makes the dough expand so much that you're left with a perfect cavity in the middle!
And you can
bake the pâte à
choux and freeze it for up to 2 weeks before filling.
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baking... Toasted Coconut Key Lime Puffs Yields: 20 - 24 1.5 tbsp puffs For the Choux Ingredients: 1 cup water 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup all purpose flour, measured then sifted 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 4 eggs Equipment for the choux: Medium pot Stand mixer or hand mixer Baking sheets Parchment paper Directio
baking... Toasted Coconut Key Lime Puffs Yields: 20 - 24 1.5 tbsp puffs For the
Choux Ingredients: 1 cup water 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup all purpose flour, measured then sifted 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 4 eggs Equipment for the choux: Medium pot Stand mixer or hand mixer Baking sheets Parchment paper Direction
Choux Ingredients: 1 cup water 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup all purpose flour, measured then sifted 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 4 eggs Equipment for the
choux: Medium pot Stand mixer or hand mixer Baking sheets Parchment paper Direction
choux: Medium pot Stand mixer or hand mixer
Baking sheets Parchment paper Directio
Baking sheets Parchment paper Directions: 1.
Stir peanut butter filling to loosen (it will firm up quite a bit in the fridge), and divide it evenly amongst the
baked pâte à
choux bottoms — you may pipe it on using a large round pastry tip (Wilton # 12) or simply scoop it atop.
Heather Sage (Inspiration and peanut butter filling heavily adapted from Finger Fork Knife, pâte à
choux heavily adapted from My First
Baking Book)
Some
choux pastry recipes use higher
baking temperatures, up to 250C which is over 475F.
To
bake your pâte à
choux,
bake in a preheated 375 degree oven.
When
choux are done, use a paring knife to poke holes in the bottoms of the puffs (or, if making logs, a hole in each side), place upside down back on the
baking sheet, and return to the oven (which should be turned off) to cool, placing a wooden spoon in the door to prop it open.
For the
choux pastry: Make the
choux pastry éclairs using the method described on pages 80 — 83, piping a 5 - inch line of the mixture for each éclair either in an éclair tin or on a greased
baking tray (see figure 1).
With a rubber spatula, scoop the pate a
choux into the pastry bag and pipe out approximately 25 (1 - inch) rounds, spaced 1 to 2 inches apart on the parchment paper - lined
baking sheet.
Step 3)
Bake the first
choux ring and puffs for 30 - 40 minutes or until golden (they should sound hollow when the base is tapped).