Choux Pastry Recipe
Ingredients
55 grams (2 oz.) margarine or butter
150 ml. (5fl. oz.) water
85 grams (3 oz.) plain flour
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence, a pinch salt
Directions
1 Sieve the flour.
2 Put the margarine, water, salt and vanilla essence in a vessel and cook until the butter melts.
3 Now add the flour, remove from the heat and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms into a smooth ball and leaves the sides of the vessel.
4 Cool the mixture.
5 Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating each time vigorously with a wooden spoon.
Note: This pastry can be used for chocolate eclairs, cheese pakodas, strawberry cream puffs, profiteroles or cream buns etc.
2 Put the margarine, water, salt and vanilla essence in a vessel and cook until the butter melts.
3 Now add the flour, remove from the heat and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms into a smooth ball and leaves the sides of the vessel.
4 Cool the mixture.
5 Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating each time vigorously with a wooden spoon.
Note: This pastry can be used for chocolate eclairs, cheese pakodas, strawberry cream puffs, profiteroles or cream buns etc.
