Coca De Ecler Si Choux (pate A Choux )
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I used to make this type of puff-pastry (Pate a Choux) a lot in my early years of cooking. In general I liked the savory filling, because you can fill them with whatever you want. It isn't hard to make them, but you have to follow all the steps and don' t rush.
Am facut aceste choux- uri pentru Daring Baker, exact dupa reteta data de Little Miss Cupcake. In primii ani de bucatareala, obisnuiam sa fac coca asta de choux si sa o umplu cu tot felul de chestii sarate. Foarte bine arata, mai ales la o masa festiva. Nu sunt greu de facut, daca esti atenta si urmezi toti pasii fara graba.
- 175 ml water
- 85 g butter
- 4 eggs
- 125 g all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 175 ml apa
- 85 g unt
- 4 oua
- 125 g faina 000
- 1 lingura zahar
- un praf de sare
Transfer to a bowl and stir with a wooden spoon 1 minute to cool slightly. Add eggs one by one, stirring very well after each addition. At the beginning it is a bit hard, but in the end the batter must look like mashed potatoes.
Varsa coca intr-un castron si lasa sa se raceasca putin, cam 1 minut. Adauga ouale unul cate unul, amestecand bine dupa fiecare. Ouale trebuie sa fie incorporate foarte bine. La inceput e mai greu, dar in final trebuie sa arate ca un piure de cartofi.
Transfer batter to a pastry bag fitted with a large open tip. Pipe choux about 1 inch-part in the baking sheets (if don't have a pastry bag, use a teaspoon) . Choux should be about 1 inch high about 1 inch wide.Using a clean finger dipped in hot water, gently press down on any tips that have formed on the top of choux when piping. You want them to retain their ball shape, but be smoothly curved on top.
Cu ajutorul unui posh (se poate si cu lingurita) cu deschizatura mare, pune gramajoare de coca cu 3 cm distanta intre ele. Cu un deget putin umezit aplatizeaza-le motul, ca sa aibe o forma rotunda cand se vor coace.
Raceste-le pe un gratar.