👨🏽‍🍳 Savoury Choux Pastry

One of my all time favourite pastries to make! Choux pastry is one of the most versatile and exciting foundations in baking, offering endless possibilities from sweet to savoury creations. Whether you’re crafting Paris-Brest, eclairs, choux buns, or even the elegant St. Honoré, choux pastry is the base that brings each pastry to life. The technique for making choux is unique: it starts with cooking the dough to “cook out” the flour. This step is crucial, as it helps ensure your pastry has…

Savory Caprese Profiteroles are the perfect two bite treat for your summer gathering! The shells are made out of black pepper studded pate a choux shells and they are filled with slices of tomato, fresh mozzarella, and basil!

This is my version of a canapé I had in a restaurant ages ago. These are simple, but highly effective little savoury bites: light choux pastry, flavoured subtly with cheese and mustard, and filled …

We're a-choux-ming these'll be as good as their sweet counterparts.

The insider secret of the Ponkan cake. Ponkan and orange 🍊 marmelade with chestnut 🌰 cream look at the perfect cut. Getting ready for…

These savoury chouxs are ideal finger food for your Coronation celebrations. This recipe includes three delicious fillings – creamy smoked salmon, earthy mushrooms enhanced with truffle oil, and the classic Le Cordon Bleu Coronation Chicken.

Recreate these intensely cheesy gougères from French brasserie and bar Maison François – the baked savoury choux pastry balls are filled with a cheese custard, perfect for an elegant canapé or starter

For those not yet familiar, Gougères are a classic French appetiser of savoury baked choux pastry flavoured with cheese. Basically, they’re little cheese puffs. And they’re absolutely fantastic. They are also a wonderful way to use up the last odds and ends of any cheese you might have. Fancy doing something a little different with those last scraps from your cheeseboard? Try making these insanely moreish little balls of goodness - they are the perfect appetiser for your next get-together.

Choux filled with cream cheese, olives and sundried tomatoes.For about 50 Ø1.2 inch – 3 cm choux, count 4 to 5 choux per person.