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Shortening gives the pastry a crisp, light texture.
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What do plain flour in choux pastry?
To help give the dough structure. The flakiness comes from the shortening and the way the dough is made.
What pastry is profiterole made from?
choux pastry ;]
What are three common forms of pastry?
1. shortcrust pastry 2.flaky pastry 3.puff pastry 4.choux pastry
What are four types of pastry?
Phyllo pastry,Suet pastry,Puff pastry,Choux pastry
When was choux pastry invented?
it was invented in the 1533 :)
What 4 gateaux made from puff pastry or choux pastry?
chocolate cake
Choux and Phyllo are types of what?
They are both types of pastry.
What are three methods of cookery that can be used to cook choux pastry?
Not sure what you mean by "methods of cookery," but choux pastry is baked for use in things such as eclairs and profiteroles. And yes, it is spelled with an "x."
What is in shortening pastry?
no
Is Chocolate eclairs made from puff pastry?
No. Eclairs are made from choux pastry. Choux pastry involves cooking flour,butter and water, then adding egg. The egg acts as a leavening agent in a choux pastry. A puff pastry uses layers of butter or other solid fat between a bread type dough that puffs up due to air and water expansion between layers of fat and dough for leavening, it does not contain egg.
Why mustn't you open up the oven in the first 15 minutes of baking a choux pastry?
you must not open the oven door in the first 15 minutes of baking a choux pastry, because it well explode or deflate.
What is the difference between choix pastry and puff pastry?
the advantages of making Choux Pastry at home are : It is Cheaper and they are fresher. Also very 'Yummy'the disadvantages : they may not com out right, may have a sour taste, or be the wrong size etc....
