✈️ Tastes Like Paris: Homemade Chouquettes


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In Paris, the most memorable food moments often happen in the most ordinary places—a neighborhood bakery with a line out the door, a tiny bistro where the menu hasn't changed in decades, or a simple sandwich from a street-side window.

Chouquettes are Parisian simplicity at its finest: light puffs of choux pastry topped with pearl sugar. They're also the perfect example of how French baking transforms humble ingredients into something magical.

💡 Steal This Idea: The secret to perfect choux pastry is in the eggs—add them one at a time, and stop when the dough falls from your spatula in a V-shape that slowly disappears back into itself. This ensures your chouquettes will puff properly and maintain their delicate structure.

🍽️ Here's how to make Homemade Chouquettes →

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