Basic Choux Pastry Dough

Basic Choux Pastry Dough : The choux pastry that puffs up every time, for eclairs, cream puffs and religieuses. The Thermomix dries out the dough to perfection.

• 8 servings
• Preparation 15 min
• Cooking 30 min
• Total 45 min
• Level medium
• Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5

Ingredients : basic choux pastry dough

• 125 ml water
• 125 ml milk
• 100 g diced butter
• 140 g all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 pinch of salt

Preparation : basic choux pastry dough

1. Put the water, milk, butter, sugar and salt in the bowl.
2. Heat until the butter has melted. 4 min100°Cspeed 2
3. Add the flour all at once.
4. Dry out the dough. 1 min 30 sec90°Cspeed 3
5. Add the eggs one at a time, letting the machine run at speed 4 for 10 seconds between each. 40 secspeed 4
6. Pipe onto a baking sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes at 180°C (350°F) without opening the oven.

Storage: Baked shells keep for 2 days in an airtight container, or 1 month in the freezer.

You can make this dish stress free with simple ingredients. Allow about 45 minutes in total. All settings (time, temperature, speed and rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order and the result will turn out well. You can also download the recipe as a PDF or copy it to Cookidoo and cook it right away.