Chouquettes

Margie | May 6, 2020, 11:02 p.m.

Easy and delicious

Ingredients

1/2 cup milk, preferably whole milk

1/2 cup water

8 Tbl unsalted butter, diced

1 1/4 tsp sugar

3/4 tsp coarse sea salt

1 cup flour

4 eggs

3 Tbl confectioners sugar, plus more for decoration when cooled

Directions

Preheat oven to 425. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a heavy saucepan, over low heat, combine milk, water, butter, sugar and salt.  Bring just to a boil and turn off heat.  Add flour while stirring continuously, until incorporated and the dough pulls away from the sides of the saucepan.  

Quickly add 2 of the eggs and stir to incorporate. Quickly add remaining 2 eggs and again stir until smooth.

The batter will be thick and sticky.

Using 2 teaspoons, dole out heaping dollops of batter, widely spaced. You should have about 24. Before baking sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

Bake for 12 minutes at 425, and then turn down the temperature to 400 and bake an additional 10-12 minutes. Place a wooden spoon in the oven door to hold it open a crack. Watch closely as ovens differ. They should be fully puffed and highly colored.

Eat right away or cool. Sprinkle with additional confectioners sugar if desired.