Chouquettes
  • For : 40 to 50 pieces
  • Time : 45 minutes
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Chouquettes :

  • Choux pastry:
  • 1/4 litre water
  • 125 g flour
  • 60 g butter
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 50 g sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • Finish:
  • 100 g coarse sugar
  • 1 egg wash (glazing)

Technical stages for Chouquettes :

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Prepare all the ingredients.

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Place the water, butter and salt on heat in a saucepan.

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Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the flour all at once.

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Mix using a wooden spatula and make sure not to leave any lumps.

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We obtain a dough called "panade". Dry the panade on the heat by stirring with a wooden spatula until it comes away from the sides of the pan and it forms a ball.

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Leave to cool 5 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time using the wooden spatula. Add the other eggs one at a time. The choux pastry is ready for use.

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Dress the choux in staggered rows on a baking sheet that was previousely greased.

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Glaze the surface of choux with eggwash diluted in a tablespoon of cold water.

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Cover the surface of choux with coarse sugar.

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Bake in hot oven, 180°C...

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...for about 20 minutes.

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When chouquettes are swollen and browned, remove from the oven and leave to cool.

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