Choux Cream Product Details:
- Choux cream, also known as pâte à choux, is a versatile pastry that can be used to make various desserts such as cream puffs, profiteroles, éclairs, Parisian gnocchi, churros, and beignets.
- The main ingredients for choux pastry are butter, water, milk, sugar, salt, flour, and eggs. Some recipes use all water instead of a combination of water and milk, but the latter yields a slightly softer and richer pastry.
- Choux pastry is unique in its consistency, which is somewhere between dough and batter. It is thick enough to hold its shape without spreading out flat like a pancake, but thin enough to be piped into different shapes and sizes.
- The dough-batter combination of choux pastry allows it to rise without the use of a chemical raising agent. Instead, it relies on the air and moisture trapped in the dough, specifically water and eggs.
- Choux pastry can be filled with various creams, such as vanilla bean diplomat cream, homemade vanilla whipped cream (Crème Chantilly), or ice cream. It can also be topped with confectioners sugar or chocolate ganache.
- Choux pastry can be made gluten-free by using a gluten-free flour blend.
