choux
Éclair's light base
Choux is a light pastry dough made by cooking flour, butter, and water together, then beating in eggs.
The dough puffs dramatically when baked, creating a hollow interior perfect for filling.
Choux is the basis for éclairs, profiteroles, and cream puffs: She piped the choux into small rounds for the croquembouche.
Filled choux sphere
- éclairFilled oblong pastry
- croquemboucheCaramel-glazed pastry cone
- Paris-BrestRing-shaped praline choux pastry
- cream puffAiry pastry, custard-filled
Tubes for fluid transport
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- panadeBread-based binding paste
- dryingMoisture removal process
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
flour · butter · water · oven · preheat · whisking · hollow · steam
Cooked custard filling
- whipped creamAerated dairy topping
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
- ganacheChocolate-cream confection blend
- crème pâtissièreCooked egg-thickened vanilla filling
vanilla · chocolate · praline · mousseline · chantilly · ice cream · caramel · fondant
French sweet-goods establishment
- boulangerieFrench bread shop
- hauteFrench for high
- ParisFrance's chief city
- refinedPurified or cultured
Nutty Swiss cheese
- cheese puffBaked corn snack
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
- hors d'oeuvreSmall savory appetizer
parmesan · herbs · smoked salmon · chicken salad · crab · brandade
profiterole
Filled choux sphere
- éclairFilled oblong pastry
- croquemboucheCaramel-glazed pastry cone
- Paris-BrestRing-shaped praline choux pastry
cream puff · beignet · churro · cruller · swan · tower · cornet
piping
Tubes for fluid transport
eggs · flour · butter · water · oven · preheat · whisking · hollow · steam · puffing
pastry cream
Cooked custard filling
- whipped creamAerated dairy topping
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
- ganacheChocolate-cream confection blend
crème pâtissière · vanilla · chocolate · praline · mousseline · chantilly · ice cream · caramel · fondant · glaze
pâtisserie
French sweet-goods establishment
- boulangerieFrench bread shop
- hauteFrench for high
- ParisFrance's chief city
refined · elegant · classical · pastry chef
gruyère
Nutty Swiss cheese
- cheese puffBaked corn snack
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
hors d'oeuvre · parmesan · herbs · smoked salmon · chicken salad · crab · brandade
- bakingbaking, bread baking, cake decorating, mixing, whisking
- pastriescroissant, danish, croissants, butter croissant, eclairs
- doughspizza dough, pie dough, cookie dough, puff pastry, brioche dough
- fried pastriesbeignets, crullers, churros, honey cruller
- Japanese sweetsmochi, red bean paste, azuki, azuki beans, sweet rice cake
chouxshortcrust
Crumbly, buttery pastry dough
puff pastry · phyllo · filo · flaky pastry · pie crust
- choux pastryCooked dough for éclairs
- choux pastriesPiped, baked, hollow shells