Choux Pastries with Whipped Cream
Description
The baking is prepared simply and quickly. Choux pastry is considered the simplest to make. Nevertheless, you should carefully follow the cake‑making process. Poorly mixed dough, high baking temperature, opening the oven door, all this can lead to an unsatisfactory result Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients. Place the cream to cool.
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Step 2
Pour water into a saucepan, add salt, sugar, and butter. Place it on the heat.
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Step 3
As soon as the butter melts, without removing it from the heat, add the flour.
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Step 4
Stir vigorously to avoid lumps. Make sure the mixture doesn't burn. A slight crust at the bottom of the sauté pan is permissible. As soon as a uniform mixture forms, remove from heat and let the dough cool slightly.
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Step 5
Add the eggs one at a time to the slightly cooled dough. Each time, mix until homogeneous. The quality of the pastries later depends on this.
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Step 6
The dough is ready. Take a pastry bag with a decorative tip or a tablespoon.
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Step 7
Prepare a baking sheet, line it with parchment paper, and place dough of any shape on it, spaced apart. I found it convenient to shape them into small balls. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and bake for 30 minutes.
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Step 8
The finished pieces are golden in color. Remove them from the baking sheet and cool on a rack.
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Step 9
While the pastry cools, prepare the cream. Whip the cold cream until lightly thickened. Then add 3 tbsp powdered sugar.
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Step 10
Continue beating until a firm, airy mass.
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Step 11
Take a pastry bag with a decorative tip and fill the choux pastries.
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Step 12
Generously dust the prepared pastries with powdered sugar.
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Step 13
The cream puffs with whipped cream are ready.