Cream Puffs with Vegetable Oil (Choux Pastry Recipe)

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   Put vegetable oil, water and salt in a pan.

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   To prepare the other ingredients, beat the eggs and make sure to sift the flour.

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   Turn on the heat.

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   Oil will splatter if you heat it up too much, so be careful!!

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   When the water starts bubbling, add the flour and mix quickly!

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   When the dough roughly clumps together, transfer to a bowl and add the beaten eggs little by little, stirring well to incorporate them into the dough.

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   When the dough becomes the consistency where it drops down slowly from the spoon, stop adding the eggs.

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   Put the dough into a piping bag and pipe onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

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    Dip a finger into water and touch the peak of each puff to flatten.

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    Mist water over the dough about 4 times.

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    Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 40 minutes.

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    I made miniature choux puffs in this photo.

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    If you don't have a round tip for a piping bag, you can use the plastic tip that often comes with a pack of heavy cream (in Japan).

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    Cut off the end of the tip, and it'll work perfectly.

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    I made a croquembouche tree with miniature cream puffs for a Christmas party last year.

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    Shame the aluminium foil is peeking out.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.