Cream puffs from choux pastry
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This is a very simple and fairly quick recipe for cream puffs. You can use this dough not only for cheese filling, as in this case, but also for sweet fillings. Crispy on the outside yet soft inside, these puffs simply melt in your mouth. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. The set of ingredients used is quite simple, so this recipe is perfect for treating unexpected guests.
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Step 2
2. Combine water with butter in a small saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil.
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Step 3
3. Sift the flour with salt and set aside about one third. Add the boiling oil to it and start mixing vigorously to scald the dough.
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Step 4
4. Add the remaining flour and sugar to the resulting mixture and knead the dough. Be careful not to overwork it, so that the buns made from boiled dough at home are not too dense.
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Step 5
5. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for 20-30 minutes.
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Step 6
6. This time can be used to prepare the filling. In this case, it's grated cheese with chopped green onion.
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Step 7
7. The classic recipe for boiled buns can be slightly modified by making them open-faced. Place the filling onto a small piece of dough and pinch the edges together, leaving a hole in the center.
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Step 8
8. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the buns on it. Put them in the preheated oven and bake until done. You can enhance this simple recipe for boiled dough buns with sesame seeds, for example.