Pâte à Choux

A dish where milk and lard do the work.

Soup Garnishings And Force-meats

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 37 ml milk
  • 2 ml lard
  • 2 ml butter
  • 1 ml salt
  • 60 ml flour
  • 1 egg
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2½ tablespoons milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
  • ½ teaspoon butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Heat butter, lard, and milk to boiling-point, add flour and salt, and stir vigorously. Remove from fire, add egg unbeaten, and stir until well mixed. Cool, and drop small pieces from tip of teaspoon into deep fat. Fry until brown and crisp, and drain on brown paper.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories245
Protein10.7 g
Fat10.4 g
Carbs26.0 g
Fiber0.8 g
Sodium383 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States