
DIY French Choux / Eclairs / Cream puffs making kit
THIS KIT MAKES TWO BATCHES OF 20 CHOUX OR 15 ĖCLAIRS ~ SUPPLIED IN THE KIT ~2 POUCHES OF CHOUX PASTRY MIX FOR ÉCLAIRS / CREAM PUFFS2 POUCHES OF PASTRY CREAM MIX2 SHEETS OF PARCHMENT PAPER WITH PIPING TEMPLATES2 PIPING BAGS1 SILICONE RING 1 BAG OF SUGAR PEARLINSTRUCTIONS~ TO PREPARE ONE BATCH YOU WILL NEED ~¾ CUP OF WARM WATER3 EGGS + 1 FOR THE EGG WASH 4 TBSP OF VEGETABLE OIL2 CUPS OF MILK HISTORY CHOUX AND ÉCLAIR Today, I would like to talk to you about the origins of choux pastry, this basic pastry preparation which lends itself to an incalculable number of patisserie: chouquette, choux a la crème, éclairs, religieuses, Paris Brest, St Honoré, profiteroles, Croquembouche, and other delicacies. In short.. The choux pastry is not recent and comes from the 16th century and from Popelini, the cook of Queen Catherine de Medici. We are around 1540: Catherine de Medici (born in Florence in 1519, mother of Queen Margot, known as a great patron of the arts and letters) wants to impress her