Choux Pastry- Gluten-Free
- Choux Pastry
- 1/4 cup plain gluten-free flour, use a blended mix
- 1/4 cup rice flour, use the finest ground flour that you can find
- 1/2 cup water
- 55 g butter (just under 2 ounces)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
- Glaze
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon water
- Preheat oven to 220u0b0C or 420u0b0F Line two cookie sheets or baking trays with baking paper.
- Double sfit together the flours.Set aside.
- Add the water and butter to a saucepan. Place over heat until the butter has melted.
- Add all of the flour at once to the water/butter mix. Remove from heat and stir vigorously until the mixture is smooth. It will be very lumpy at first but should smooth out. Stir vigorously and quickly.
- Transfer the mix to the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on low and add both eggs- one at a time. For a sweet dough add the sugar between adding the first and second egg.
- Beat well between adding eggs. (You can do this step by hand but it is so much easier using the electric mixer).
- Beat at a medium speed until the dough becomes very smooth.
- Use a piping bag or spoon to from desired shapes onto the baking trays. The pastry will at least double in size during the cooking.
- For the optional glaze- Mix the egg yolk and water. Brush lightly over the tops of your pastries.
- Bake approx 25 minutes or until the pastries have risen and are nicely browned.
- Remove from oven and cut a small slit into the side of eaach pastry to allow the steam to escape. This helps to stop the pastries being soggy inside.
- File with savoury or sweet fillings as desired. Top with chocolate or icing sugar if desired.
- Options for filling- custard, cream, savoury chicken filling, berries and cream, vanilla yogurt and strawberries.
pastry, flour, rice flour, water, butter, eggs, sugar, egg yolk, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/choux-pastry-gluten-free-267962 (may not work)