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Chouquettes
Sugar choux puffs
Chouquettes: little French choux puffs with pearl sugar
Chouquettes are the small, hollow choux puffs studded with pearl sugar that French bakeries sell by weight in paper bags, a favourite treat bought on the way home from school and shared between brothers and sisters. They are made with the same choux dough as éclairs but left unfilled. The common mistake is opening the oven too soon, so they collapse. Chef's tip: press the pearl sugar in well after glazing, so it does not roll off.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- ½ cup water
- 1 ¾ oz butter
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 ⅝ oz plain flour
- 2 eggsplus 1 beaten to glaze
- 1 ¾ oz pearl sugar
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 375°F (350°F fan) and line two trays. Bring the ½ cup water, 1 ¾ oz butter, 1 tsp caster sugar and 1 pinch salt to the boil, add the 2 ⅝ oz plain flour all at once and beat over the heat for 1 minute until the dough comes away from the pan.
5 minStep 2: Off the heat, beat in the 2 eggs one at a time until smooth and glossy; it should fall from the spoon in a thick V.
5 minStep 3: Pipe or spoon about 30 walnut-sized mounds on the trays. Brush with beaten egg and press on the 1 ¾ oz pearl sugar.
5 minStep 4: Bake for 20–25 minutes, without opening the oven for the first 15, until puffed, golden and light. Cool on a rack.
25 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 20 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chouquettes take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of caster sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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