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Unsuccessful Choux!

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Asked on 23 Dec 2018 by funkymum

I have tried to make choux pastry today, unsuccessfully. I have been following Delias recipe for years and now I cant make them!

The mixture that I end up with after slowing putting the eggs in and whipping is a runny mixture not solid enough to transfer to a baking tin. I have checked my measurements and not done anything differently. Any advice please?

Thank you

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Lindsey, Food Editor replied

Hello,

It could be that…

  • You weighed one or more of the ingredients incorrectly 
  • The water wasn’t boiling hot
  • The flour didn’t go in soon enough
  • The temperature dropped too much before the water and flour mixture was beaten
  • As you say it’s always worked for you before, perhaps you were using imperial measures before and now metric, as conversion charts are rounded up and down, try with 70g flour, 1 teaspoon sugar, 55g butter and 2 large eggs.

Best wishes 

Lindsey

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