Raymond Blanc's recipe for chocolate éclairs is full of tips and advice ... Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. For the choux pastry, place the water, milk, butter, sugar and salt in a medium ...

Choux buns make wonderful party canapés and ... Transfer the mixture to a piping bag fitted with a 1cm/½in plain nozzle. Pipe the pastry into small circles of about 5cm/2in on the prepared ...

Choux pastry recipes have a reputation for being tricky, but with the techniques I provide in this ... tip and pipe the cream into each puff. Finish with a dusting of powdered sugar, and enjoy!

Choux pastry, the base of pastries such as profiteroles, eclairs and gougere, is essentially a paste that when baked, captures steam within it to puff up and produce a hollow case. It’s the ...