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• Choux pastry:
• 'pâte à choux'

INGREDIENTS:

1. 2,5dl water
2. 125gr flour
3. 4 eggs
4. 80gr unsalted butter
5. pinch of salt
6. 16gr vanillasugar

• In a large sauce pan add the water, butter, salt, vanilla sugar.
• Place on a medium heat and bring to boiling point.
• Add the flour and mix it all together.
• Remove from heat.
• Add one egg at a time and mix it with a wooden spoon until the egg is completely mixed with the rest.
• Use your muscles, stir well!
• Repeat untill all eggs are used.
• The Pâte à choux is ready for usage.

Used for croquembouche, eclairs....

Or fill profiteroles with whipped cream and strawberry.

TOOLS NEEDED:

1. Wooden spoon
2. Large saucepan
3. Muscles!

TIPS & TRICKS:

1. Always measure the ingedients as described.
2. Carefully add one egg at a time.
3. It might look blurry when adding one egg, but keep on mixing, it will get better.
4. Do not add sugar when using it for savory dishes.