Choux Pastry

• servings: 16 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

125ml Water

65g Butter

70g Cake / All purpose flour

1ml Salt

2 Large Eggs

Directions

1. Place water and butter in a sauce-pan. Bring slowly to the boil, allowing butter to melt before water boils.

2. Remove from heat; add flour and salt.

3. Return to heat and stir quickly until a ball forms in the middle, and the dough comes away from the sides.

4. Remove from heat and add the eggs 1 at a time, mixing in as quick as possible to form a doft dough.

5. If making puffs, place teaspoons fulls on a greased baking tray or pipe in long shapes for éclairs.

6. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C for 10 minutes.

7. Reduce heat to 180 °C for 15 minutes. Leave to cool in oven. viii. Fill with cream, custard or savoury fillings.