We owe this recipe to Jacques Pepin, one of our all-time favourite chefs. We were enamored by his “Swimming swans in raspberry sauce with a caramel cage”. Who wouldn’t be?
Our first attempt at making choux pastry was a few years ago when we were hosting an iftar party at our home. We did not attempt to make the swans but the eclairs and profiteroles were a hit with our guests. Luckily for us, none of our guests had tasted freshly baked choux pastry before. The pastry starts to soften as soon as it is filled, and the longer it sits, the soggier it becomes. This explains why our choux pastry tasted so fresh and puffy.
This is one post that both of us thoroughly enjoyed and had a lot of fun with all the different variations that we present to you. We still had several other ideas we wanted to share, but we had to stop somewhere. We hope this post excites you and gets you motivated to try it out. Have fun!
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Ingredients:
(Tbsp is a tablespoon; tsp is a teaspoon)
(1 cup = 237 mL = 2.4 dl; 1 Tbsp = 15 mL; 1 tsp = 5 mL); all are level measurements
Choux Pastry:
- 1 cup (237 mL) Milk
- 1 tsp (5 mL) Granulated white sugar
- ¼ tsp (1.25 mL) Salt
- ¼ cup (63 mL) Unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup (140 g) All-purpose (plain) flour
- 4 Large Eggs
- 1 egg or a little milk for egg wash
Directions:
- Boil the milk, sugar, salt and butter, using medium heat. Take off the heat when it comes to a boil.
- Put the flour in, all at once, and mix vigorously.
- Place back on the heat. Use medium heat to dry the dough for two minutes.
- Let the dough cool down for 10 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time (beat the eggs if you wish).
- Mix until well combined.
- Use two spoons to shape into round mounds, or a piping bag to make different shapes (profiteroles, eclairs, swans…)
- Brush with egg wash for a nicer colour.
- Use powdered sugar for the grooved ones since the brush will flatten them.
- Bake at 370°F/188°C for 40 minutes. Do not open the oven door during baking or they will deflate.
- Fill the eclair with pastry cream.
- Dip in chocolate ganache.
- Dust cocoa powder on one end
- Dust icing sugar on the other end
Fiidiyo aan muusik lahayn:
Mukawinaadka:
(QW waa qaaddo weyn – midda cuntada lagu cuno; qy waa qaaddo yar)
(1 koob = 237 mL = 2.4 dl; 1 QW = 15 mL; 1 qy = 5 mL)
Bur Shuu:
- 1 koob (237 mL) Caano
- 1 qy (5 mL) Sokor cad
- ¼ qy (1.25 mL) Cusbo
- ¼ koob (63 mL) Buuro aan cusbo lahayn (la jilciyay)
- 1 koob (140 g) Bur cad
- 4 Ukun , Weyn
- 1 Ukun
Diyaarinta:
- Caanaha, sokorta, cusbada, iyo buurada dab dhexdhexaad ah saar ilaa ay ka karaan. Dabka ka qaad.
- Burka hal mar ku wada dar, si fiicanna u walaaq.
- Dabka ku celi. Ku kari dab dhexdhexaad ah muddo laba daqiiqo ilaa uu cajiinka ka qalalo.
- Cajiinka dhig ha qaboobo muddo 10 daqiiqo. Ukunta hal hal ugu dar (ukunta garaac haddaad rabtid).
- Ukunta si fiican ugu qas.
- Laba qaaddo isticmaal inaad warwareeg ka dhigtid, ama bacda qurxinta isticmaal inaad noocyo qurux ka dhigtid.
- Ukun la garaacay korka ka mari, si ay u gaduutaan una sii qurxoonaadaan.
- Sokor shiidan ku shub kuwa naqshadda leh. Buraashka naqshadda ayuu baabi’inaayaa.
- Ku dub foorno la sii kululeeyey 370°F/188°C muddo 40 daqiiqo. Foornada ha furin muddada aad dubeysid, haddii kale hawada ayaa ka baxeysa weyna isku dhici doonaan.
- Ekleerka kareemo ku buuxi
- Dusha ganaash shukulaato ku rid.
- Kakaaw dhinac ku shaqshaq
- Sokor shiidan dhinaca kale ku shaqshaq
Nous devons cette recette à Jacques Pépin, un des nos chefs favoris. Nous avons été enchantés par ses “Cygnes nageant sur un coulis de fraise avec une cage en caramel”. Comment ne pas l’être?
Nous avons réalisé notre première tentative de pâte à choux il y a quelques années alors que nous organisions une fête d’iftar à la maison. Nous n’avons pas tenté les cygnes mais les éclairs et les profiteroles ont eu beaucoup de succès auprès de nos invités. Aucun de nos invités n’avait jamais goûté de pâte à choux faite maison auparavant non plus. La pâte commence à ramollir dès qu’elle est garnie, et plus elle attend plus elle ramollit. Ceci explique pourquoi nos gâteaux sont toujours frais et moelleux.
C’est une recette que nous avons tous les deux beaucoup appréciés de réaliser et nous nous sommes amusés avec toutes les différentes variations que nous vous présentons. Nous avions d’autres idées à partager mais nous avons du faire un choix. Nous espérons que cette recette vous enthousiasmera et vous motivera pour l’essayer. Amusez-vous bien!
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Imprimer la Recette avec Photos
Ingrédients:
(cs est cuillère à soupe; cc est cuillère à café)
(1 mesure = 237 mL = 2.4 dl; 1 cs = 15 mL; 1 cc = 5 mL); mesures à ras
Pâte à choux:
- 1 mesure (237 mL) de lait
- 1 cc (5 mL) de Sucre blanc en Poudre
- ¼ cc (1.25 mL) de Sel
- ¼ mesure (63 mL) de Beurre Doux (ramolli)
- 1 mesure (140 g) de Farine Blanche
- 4 Gros Oeufs
- 1 oeuf ou un peu de lait pour la dorure
Instructions:
- Faire bouillir le lait, le sucre, le sel et le beurre, à feu moyen. Enlever du feu dès les premiers bouillons.
- Verser la farine, en une fois, et mélanger vigoureusement.
- Remettre sur le feu. Faire sécher la pâte deux minutes à feu moyen.
- Laisser la pâte refroidir 10 minutes. Ajouter les oeufs un à la fois (battre chaque oeuf si vous le souhaitez).
- Mélanger pour bien combiner.
- Former les choux avec deux cuillères, ou une poche à douilles pour les différentes formes (profiteroles, éclairs, cygnes…)
- Brosser les oeufs avec la dorure pour donner de la couleur.
- Utiliser du sucre glace pour les choux rainurés, la brosse les aplatirait.
- Cuire 40 minutes à 370°F/188°C. Ne pas pas ouvrir la porte du four pendant la cuisson ou les choux se dégonfleront.
- Fourrer l’éclair de crème pâtissière.
- Tremper dans la ganache.
- Saupoudrer de cacao en poudre d’un côté
- Saupoudrer de sucre glace de l’autre
فيديو بدون موسيقى:
المقادير
كوب = 237 مل، ملعقة كبيرة = 15 مل، ملعقة صغيرة = 5 مل
| عجينة الشو | ||
| حليب | كوب | 1 |
| سكر ابيض | ملعقة صغيرة | 1 |
| ملح | ملعقة صغيرة | ¼ |
| زبدة غير مملحة | كوب | ¼ |
| طحين ابيض متعدد الأغراض | جم | 140 |
| بيض | 4 | |
| بيض | 1 | |
طريقة التحضير:
| يغلى الحليب، السكر، الملح والزبدة على نار متوسطة، يرفع عن النار عندما يصل الى درجة الغليان | -1 |
| يضاف الطحين (الدقيق) دفعة واحدة ويخلط جيدا | -2 |
| يوضع على النار من جديد. تستخدم نار متوسطة لتنشيف العجينة لمدة دقيقتين | -3 |
| تترك العجينة تبرد لمدة 10 دقائق، ثم يضاف البيض واحدة واحدة | -4 |
| تخلط العجينة جيدا | -5 |
| تستعمل ملعقتين لتشكيل العجينة او كيس حلواني لعمل اشكال احلى | -6 |
| تدهن بالبيض المخفوق للحصول على لون ذهبي | -7 |
| يرش سكر مطحون على الأشكال المزخرفة | -8 |
| تخبز على درجة حرارة 188 د.م. (370 ف) في فرن مسخن مسبقا لمدة 40 دقيقة. لا يفتح باب الفرن خلال عملية الخبز لتجنب هبوط الشو | -9 |
| يحشى الاكلير بكريم باتيسري | -1 |
| يغمس في جناش الشوكولاتة | -2 |
| يرش ككاو على طرف | -3 |
| يرش سكر مطحون على الطرف الآخر | -4 |
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Arguably your biggest fan, Suham
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and awesome compliments. We are very pleased you like it so well, and we thank you for your support. It is really a pleasure to know that we made you happy by what we post. We wish you and your daughter all the best. Cheers!
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Adigana qayr badan oo aan dhammaan ayaan Eebbe kaaga baryaynaa.
Ukunta ayaa kicin doonta; qamiir looma baahna. Mahadsanid walaal.
Assalaamu Calaykum,waxaad i soo xasuusiseen waayo waayo waxaan daawan jirey Julia Child iyo Jacques Pepin,waxaan ka daawan jirey Public tv weekend walba,MaashaAlaah sawirada kaliyaa laga dhargayaa lol.
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Waa ku mahadsan tahay salaanta wacan. Hadduu Eebbe idmo waan soo gelin doonnaa sida korosaanka loo sameeyo.
Thank you very much brother,sister you guys make me a good
cook,mashallah,I will try this recipe so thanks.
We are happy we could help. Let us know how you like it.
Salam o 3alekom
I was just wondering is it pastery cream in the swan choux pastery?
Would love to get an answer, love ur page btw keep up the good work
MashAllah 3alekom
Wa’alaikum Assalam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
We used whipping cream for the swans. Thank you so much for your kind comment.
Mashallah! C’est génial ! I never new that you can make it savory. And the swans are killers !
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