Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 stick butter (6 tablespoons)
- 1 tablespoon sugar plus 1/8 teaspoon salt (for sweet)
- 1 teaspoon salt (for savory)
- 5 3/4 ounces flour
- 1 cup eggs, about 4 large eggs and 2 whites
Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Boil water, butter, and salt or sugar. Add flour and remove from heat. Work mixture together and return to heat. Continue working the mixture until all flour is incorporated and dough forms a ball. Transfer mixture into bowl of a standing mixer and let cool for 3 or 4 minutes. With mixer on stir or lowest speed add eggs, 1 at a time, making sure the first egg is completely incorporated before continuing. Once all eggs have been added and the mixture is smooth put dough into piping bag fitted with a round tip. Pipe immediately into golfball-size shapes, 2 inches apart onto parchment lined sheet pans. Cook for 10 minutes, then turn the oven down to 350 degrees F and bake for 10 more minutes or until golden brown. Once they are removed from the oven pierce with a paring knife immediately to release steam.














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By stresspuppy_131...
Palmdale, CA
on September 04, 2011
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This is splendid- the choux is easy to make, puffs beautifully! Eclairs are so easy with Alton's help...
By cabbege
on June 02, 2011
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the result was great! one of the best recipes of pate a choux there are online. Thanks :
By marielchua
New York
on February 07, 2011
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There seems to be a typo in this recipe: In the Good Eats episode, "Choux Shine," the instructions called for preheating the oven at 375F, and INCREASING to 425F (and not the other way around.
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