
Choux Pastry with Craquelin
1h 50m
This recipe of craquelin comes to enhance your choux pastry and give it an extra crunch!
The finished product can be filled with almost any slightly thick purée. Could be chocolate ganache, hazelnut cream, or a cheese mousse.
Add 75 g of brown sugar and 75 g of softened butter to a stand mixer bowl
Add 75 g of all-purpose flour
Set the stand mix with the paddle attachment and mix on high speed until you get a flaky dough
Press the dough together and place it between 2 sheets of parchment paper
Roll out with a rolling pin to about 2 mm thick. Place in the refrigerator until firm. Punch with a 3 cm ring cutter and place the craquelin circles again in the fridge until ready to use
Preheat the oven to 180 °C
Add 360 g of water and 180 g of butter to a saucepan over medium-high heat
Add 5 g of salt and 10 g of sugar. Bring to a boil and stir until the butter is melted. Turn down the heat to medium-low
Add 260 g of all-purpose flour. Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together and pulls away from the bottom and sides of the pan
Transfer it to a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed for 5m until the dough continues to come together and has cooled slightly
Add 325 g of eggs, little by little, while beating on medium-high speed. Beat until they are completely incorporated
Transfer the dough to a piping bag. Twist and tie the top of the bag to close it
Line a tray with parchment paper and pipe the batter to form round 3 cm diameter peaks, spaces slight apart
Flatten the tips with a wet finger
Place the craquelin circles on top of the choux pastry
Bake for 22m until golden brown and puffed. The choux pastry with craquelin is ready
Fill them with your favorite ganache, whipped cream, or puree. Enjoy!
Yield 40 pieces
Brown Sugar
75 gSoftened Butter
75 gAll-Purpose Flour
75 g
Choux Pastry
All-Purpose Flour
260 gButter
180 gEgg
325 gSugar
10 gSalt
5 gWater
360 g
Equipment
Stand Mixer
Paddle Attachment
Parchment Paper
Kitchen Scale
Ring cutter
Rolling Pin
Stand Mixer
Paddle Attachment
Kitchen Scale
Piping Bag
Parchment Paper