Choux Buns/Eclairs
Ingredients
60 gm Strong white flour (bread)
2 Egg(s)
50 gm Butter
150 ml Water
Salt
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1 tsp Granulated white sugar
Method
Preheat the oven to 200�C.
Boil the butter, sugar and water. Add the flour stirring until you have a smooth paste. Gradually beat in the egg, salt and vanilla essence until smooth and glossy.
Lightly grease a baking tray. Quickly run the baking tray under a cold tap and then tap off any excess moisture. Place mounds of the mixture the prepared baking tray and bake for 30 to 40 minutes. The moisture on the baking tray helps the buns to rise. When cooked, pierce each bun or eclair to let the steam escape and leave to cool on a cooling rack.
Notes
Add 1 tsp of sugar instead of the salt if you want the buns to be sweet.
Delia Smith suggests using strong white flour instead of plain flour.
Acknowledgements
Delia Smith
24 Sep 2023
Shirl Seath