Chouxquettes

Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

Show: Episode:

Rated 5 stars out of 5
  • Rate This Recipe
  • Read 1 Review
Total Time:
1 hr 10 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
45 min
Yield:
36 servings
Level:
Intermediate
x

Save To My Recipe Box

Please limit to 20 characters

Saving Recipe

Adding Recipe

Or Do Not Add

Success

This recipe was saved to your Folder_Name folder.

x

Save To My Recipe Box

Please sign in to save this recipe to your Recipe Box!!

25 Characters Max

Enter Time:

:
:

You can create up to five timers

Notes

This is like a classic pate a choux (the X is left off because it is one word, unlike choux-fleur) or cream puff dough but with double the sugar and a touch of orange flower water. The tops are egg washed and then sprinkled with distinctive white coarse French sugar and baked. They are left unfilled and just eaten in the morning or for "Quatre heure" or "Le goûter", the after school snack at 4:00 by the dozen. You never eat or buy just one.

Ingredients

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, salt and granulated sugar to a rolling boil over medium high heat. When it boils, immediately take the pan off the heat. Stirring with a wooden spoon, add all the flour at once and stir hard until all the flour is incorporated, 30 to 60 seconds. Return the pan to the heat and cook, stirring, 30 seconds to evaporate some of the moisture.

Scrape the mixture into a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix at medium speed. With the mixer running, and working 1 egg at a time, add 3 of the eggs, stopping after each addition to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix until the dough is smooth and glossy and the eggs are completely incorporated. The dough should be thick, but should fall slowly and steadily from the beaters when you lift them out of the bowl. If the dough is still clinging to the beaters, add the 1 more egg and mix until incorporated. Stir in the orange flower water.

Using a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip, pipe the dough onto the baking sheet, in 1-inch kisses. Whisk the remaining egg with 1 1/2 teaspoons water. Brush the surface of the dough with the egg wash (you may not use all the egg wash). Sprinkle with the French coarse sugar. Bake 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees F and bake until puffed up and light golden brown and have no more yellow pastry color showing, about 20 minutes more. Try not to open the oven door too often during the baking. Let cool on the baking sheet.

Print Recipe

Browse Reviews by Keywordnew!

Loading review filters...

COMMENT ON THIS PROJECT

    

Sign in

All fields are required.

E-mail Address:

Password:

Remember me on this computer

Signing in

Please enter your email address and we will send your password

E-mail Address

Your password has been sent and should arrive in your mailbox very soon.

Not a member?

Sign up for My Food Network to share photos, show off your style, and connect to an enthusiastic and helpful community.

It's free and easy.

Review This Recipe

You must be logged in to review this recipe.

Newest Ratings and Reviews

Read all 1 reviews

  • on January 09, 2010

    Flag

    Try thi and make up your own mind. First time I had this was college, yeat in France. Simple, clean AND can be combined with sweet or savory flavors. I am in my "early" 70s and I have had this wonderful food on a weekly basis. Taste, texture and grandchildren...I am happy!

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No
Advertisement

What's Hot

Iron Chef America

Hosted by: Alton Brown

Free Recipe of the Day Newsletter

Let Food Network chefs plan what's for dinner, with quick and easy recipes delivered to your inbox daily.

Ads by Google

© 2013 Television Food Network G.P. All rights reserved.