Cocoa Chouquette

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Pâte à Choux

Ingredients

60g Milk
6g Water
1g Salt
1.5g Granulated Sugar
56g Butter
58g Flour
10g deZaan Rich Terracotta Cocoa Powder
112g Eggs
Pearl Sugar (for garnishing)
Cocoa Nibs (for garnishing)

Method

Bring to a boil the milk, water, salt, sugar, and butter.
Sift together the flour and deZaan Rich Terracotta cocoa powder.
Add to a pot with wet ingredients and mix until combined.
Cook to a dry, dough-like texture.
Transfer to a mixing bowl. Mix at low speed using the paddle attachment.
Add eggs gradually, checking the texture to be shiny and forming a V once the paddle is picked up from the dough.
Pipe 1.5 cm rounds (tip #6).
Sprinkle pearl sugar and cocoa nibs over the top.
Bake at 160ºC/320ºF for 11 minutes (ventilation to 50-75%).

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