choux pastry

American  

[shoo pey-stree] / ˈʃu ˌpeɪ stri /

Also choux paste

noun

1. a cooked paste or light dough containing eggs, water or milk, butter, and flour that puffs up when baked into a nearly hollow shell, used to make éclairs, profiteroles, cream puffs, and other filled pastries.

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choux pastry British  

/ ʃuː /

noun

1. a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc

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Etymology

Origin of choux pastry

First recorded in 1875–80; from French choux, plural of chou “cream puff,” literally, “cabbage” (so called from the resemblance to little cabbages when the pastries come out of the oven). The variant pâte à choux entered English earlier, around 1845–50 ; cream puff pastry was first recorded in 1950–55; see origin at chou, pâte

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choux pastry

Reddit users were convinced that the $1.49 deep-fried choux pastry dough treat was gone for good after more stores nationwide began introducing a 750-calorie Chocolate Chip Cookie.

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2024

The judges accepted the explanation and told Lynch his fluffy, golden choux pastry buns were “really delicious.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2022

It’s a seemingly simple classic: vanilla ice cream made fresh when you order, accompanied by warm choux pastry and cups of melted chocolate and whipped cream.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022

Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown Host Jesse Palmer challenges the teams to create a holiday light show out of gingerbread and pair their glittering creations with the lightest of all desserts: choux pastry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2021

The choux pastry mountain impressed with its height, despite being overcooked, whilst both judges praised the delicious flavours, beautiful sponge and buttery biscuits.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2018