Puffs or Eclairs
- 1 recipe pate a choux
- 1 each eggs beaten with 1 teaspoon water or milk
- Preheat oven to 425F (220C).
- Line baking sheets with parchment.
- Pipe out 1/2-inch balls for profiteroles or cocktail puffs, 1-inch balls for cream puffs, or 1/2 by 4-inch strips for eclairs.
- Be sure to leave enough room in between for them to triple in size.
- Brush with egg glaze and bake for 15 minutes.
- Lower heat to 400 and open oven door briefly to let steam out.
- Close the door and continue to bake another 10 to 30 minutes according to their size.
- They must be well dried out or they may fall.
- Take one out of the oven and check it by breaking open and checking the interior walls: they should be dry, not wet and eggy.
- Return to the oven as necessary.
- Remove when done and cool on a wire rack.
- Baked puffs and eclairs freeze well for up to a month.
- Filling Puffs: Either slice open horizontally, spoon filling onto bottom, and replace the hat; or pierce a small hole with a paring knife in side or bottom of the puff and pipe in a soft filling using a pastry bag with a small plain tip.
pate, eggs
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/puffs-or-eclairs-47755 (may not work)