Choux Pastry; Fergosa - Kogan ThermoBlend Pro All-in-One Recipe Booklet

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Perfect for savoury or sweet choux buns, e.g. for little appetisers with various fillings or for
profiteroles. Choux pastry is very light.
150g water (or 130g water and 50g spinach)
80g butter
1 tsp salt
(1 Tbsp sugar for sweet choux pastry)
120g plain flour
3 eggs
1.
Mix and heat the water, (save the spinach for later if using), butter, salt and sugar if
using 5 minutes/100 /Speed 1.
2. Add the flour and mix 1+1/2 minutes/Speed 3.
3. Take the bowl off the machine, and plunge the base of the bowl into cold water for
30 seconds to cool the mixture slightly. Dry the outside and underside of the bowl.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time through the hole in the lid onto the running blades at
Speed 5, then continue to mix 30 seconds/Speeds 5.
5. (If desired, add spinach and mix 30 seconds/Speed 5.) Turn out. Shape and bake as
required for your recipe.
This is a delicious Italian bread which will disappear before your eyes when it comes out of
the oven. Serves 4 to 6.
280g cheddar cheese, in 2cm chunks, weighed as 200g and 80g
150g onions, peeled and quartered
1 Tbsp butter
120g flour
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
60g milk
20 to 30g olive oil
1 egg
1 Tbsp poppy seeds
1.
Pre-heat oven to 220 . Drop 200g cheddar chunks onto the running blades at Speed
6. Stop immediately. Tip out and reserve.
2. Drop the onion onto the running blades at Speed 5 and switch off after about 3 to 5
seconds.
3. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with the spatula. Add the butter and saute 5
minutes/100 /Speed 1. Scrape out and reserve.
4. Weigh the flour, baking powder, salt and 80g cheddar chunks into the bowl. Pulse
with the Turbo button several times to chop the cheese into the flour.
5. Add the milk and 20g olive oil. Knead 30 seconds/Dough Setting, stopping to add
more oil if it looks dry. It should cling together. Tip the dough out into a 20 to 23 cm
pie tin and pat out evenly with lightly oiled hands.
6. Combine the egg and the reserved 200g chopped cheddar with a fork and spread
evenly over the dough. Sprinkle the onion and butter mixture over the top and
sprinkle with poppy seeds.
7. Bake 20 minutes.
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