Choux Pastry Dough (Pâte à Choux)
A basic choux pastry batter that can be combined with cheese or ham for savory snacks, or used to make desserts.
Ingredients
butter
50 g
flour
125 g
eggs (added one at a time)
3
nutmeg (optional, for savory version)
to taste
salt
1 tsp
water
2 cup
Instructions
1
Boil Liquid
Place 2 cup of water in a pot, add butter and salt, bring to a boil and stir until the butter melts.
2
Make the Dough
Turn the heat to low. Add all the flour at once, stir the dough vigorously, and keep stirring until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pot.
3
Add Eggs
Transfer the dough to a salad bowl, add the eggs one at a time, and mix thoroughly.
4
Season
If making savory fried puffs, you can add a pinch of nutmeg.
