Choux is a light pastry dough made with butter, flour, eggs and water. Choux (pronounced - shoo) is baked first at high temperature and finished at low temperature. Instead of leavening agents like the baking soda, yeast or baking powder it's leavened by steam it creates from it's high moisture content and it's initial high cooking temperature. I took this recipe from 5 fruits and vegetables a day - cook book and modified it.
Choux Pastry:
1 1/4 cup water
4 ounce butter
5 ounce all purpose flour
4 eggs
4 ounce cheddar cheese
1 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
For the filling:
1/4 cup carrots, finely diced
1/4 cup green peas
1/2 cup potatoes, finely diced
1/4 cup bell pepper, finely chopped
1 onion, medium - chopped
2 tbs oil
1 tomato- small, chopped
2 sprigs coriander leaves, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
Method:
1. Combine all the ingredients together in a skillet, cover it with lid and cook in med/ low till the vegetables are soft.
2. Preheat oven into 400* f.
3. To make choux pastry, heat water in a large saucepan. Add the butter to it.
4. Remove from heat when the butter melts, add all the flour to it and stir it well till the dough becomes smooth, allow it to cool slightly.
5. Beat in the eggs, one at a time and continue beating till the weather looks glossy. Stir in chilli powder, salt and cheese.
6. Grease 6 oven proof dishes and pipe or spoon the pastry into the dishes.
7. Divide the vegetables between the six dishes, add spoonful of cheese over the vegetables
8. Bake it in the oven for about 25 - 35 minutes or until the choux pastry is puffy and golden.
9. Serve hot.
ENJOY:)
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| Spicy vegetable choux |
Choux Pastry:
1 1/4 cup water
4 ounce butter
5 ounce all purpose flour
4 eggs
4 ounce cheddar cheese
1 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
For the filling:
1/4 cup carrots, finely diced
1/4 cup green peas
1/2 cup potatoes, finely diced
1/4 cup bell pepper, finely chopped
1 onion, medium - chopped
2 tbs oil
1 tomato- small, chopped
2 sprigs coriander leaves, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
Method:
1. Combine all the ingredients together in a skillet, cover it with lid and cook in med/ low till the vegetables are soft.
2. Preheat oven into 400* f.
3. To make choux pastry, heat water in a large saucepan. Add the butter to it.
4. Remove from heat when the butter melts, add all the flour to it and stir it well till the dough becomes smooth, allow it to cool slightly.
5. Beat in the eggs, one at a time and continue beating till the weather looks glossy. Stir in chilli powder, salt and cheese.
6. Grease 6 oven proof dishes and pipe or spoon the pastry into the dishes.
7. Divide the vegetables between the six dishes, add spoonful of cheese over the vegetables
8. Bake it in the oven for about 25 - 35 minutes or until the choux pastry is puffy and golden.
9. Serve hot.
ENJOY:)
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| Vegetables... |
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| Melt the butter... |
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| cook the flour ... |
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| Add egg one at a time.. |
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| Spoon or pipe the flour into a dish.. |
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| vegetable choux.. |
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| ready to bake :) |
