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Chouquettes

Chouquettes
  • For : 40 to 50 pieces
  • Time : 45 minutes
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Chouquettes :

  • Choux pastry:
  • 1/4 litre water
  • 125 g flour
  • 60 g butter
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 50 g sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • Finish:
  • 100 g coarse sugar
  • 1 egg wash (glazing)

Technical stages for Chouquettes :

  • Place the water, butter and salt on heat in a saucepan.
  • Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the flour all at once.
  • Mix using a wooden spatula and make sure not to leave any lumps.
  • We obtain a dough called "panade". Dry the panade on the heat by stirring with a wooden spatula until it comes away from the sides of the pan and it forms a ball.
  • Leave to cool 5 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time using the wooden spatula. Add the other eggs one at a time. The choux pastry is ready for use.
  • Dress the choux in staggered rows on a baking sheet that was previousely greased.
  • Glaze the surface of choux with eggwash diluted in a tablespoon of cold water.
  • Cover the surface of choux with coarse sugar.
  • Bake in hot oven, 180°C for about 20 minutes.
  • When chouquettes are swollen and browned, remove from the oven and leave to cool.
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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Sugar grains (5 kg)Sugar grains (5 kg) 15.50 Euro
12 tubes box polycarbonate12 tubes box polycarbonate 39.40 Euro
Non-stick aluminium oven sheet 40 x 30 cmNon-stick aluminium oven sheet 40 x 30 cm 19.70 Euro
Flat Pastry Brush 3 cmFlat Pastry Brush 3 cm 3.40 Euro
Pâte à ChouxPâte à Choux 39.00 Euro
Crèmes et FlansCrèmes et Flans 6.80 Euro
Farandole des croquembouchesFarandole des croquembouches 39.90 Euro