Choux craquelin
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What is it?
Choux craquelin are made of choux pastry and are topped with a thin crumble layer. The choux owe the craquelin a delicious crunch and a very nice round shape.
Whipped cream & fresh fruits, whipped ganache, buttercream can be used as a filling, or simply vanilla ice cream like for profiteroles.
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What to expect?
You will learn :
how to make choux pastry, a cornerstone of French pastry.
tips on how to use choux pastry in other applications (chouquettes, profiteroles, éclairs...).
how to take your choux to another level - e.g gorgeous and heavenly yummy - thanks to the craquelin technique.
Depending on your wishes and on the number of participants, I will suggest one or several fillings.
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This class is for you if...
If you would like to discover a no-fail choux pastry recipe (possibly with the goal of making éclairs later on ;).
Or if you’re looking for a baking project that is not overly complex and can be reproduced in a reasonable amount of time, but still makes for the “wow” effect!
It’s also a great way to practice your piping skills!
The class works well whatever the size of the group.
starting from:
385 €
Duration: 2 to 4 hours
Please be aware that this might be subject to variations (for instance depending on the place the class takes place at).
Includes:
Planning the event together with you
bringing the ingredients (mainly of organic origin) and tools
travelling to your place and back, within a perimeter of 25 km from my place (travelling costs further than 25 km will be counted extra).
recipe as a paper & PDF.
On request (and without any further costs) you may also receive a lovely customised gift card per mail or post.
“I was looking for a baking class to learn some new skills, have fun, connect with the group more and have a relaxed but knowledgable time.”
— Paulina Burzynska, Yoga Teacher & Founder of Yoga With Paulina.
Paulina took a choux pastry class together with 11 of her regulars.
We carried out 3 types of choux pastry applications, so that they discover recipes they can easily repeat at home and others slightly more challenging for the fun of learning and trying out.
We made:
chouquettes
choux craquelin filled with a chocolate cream
choux craquelin - halved, filled with fresh mango, passion fruit seeds and lemon balm, and a passion fruit whipped ganache on top.
That “mashed-potatoes moment” when you cook choux pastry…
Checking the texture of our choux pastry…
Checking… the thickness of the craquelin layer this time ;)
Chouquettes - simple is beautiful
some of the choux craquelin were filled with chocolate cream
Congrats!!
Halving choux craquelin
Whipped passionfruit ganache
It was nice to get to know Paulina & her team! Thank you so much for your trust.
“Everything was fulfilled! We laughed, it didn't feel stressful or rushed, we all took turns to understand each process so even though we didn't do everything ourselves, we still have the knowledge, the feel and technique to do it ourselves at home.
I also enjoyed that you showed us how to do certain things with home equipment, as not a all of us would have professional baking equipment at home like there was in the kitchen.”
