(If you don’t have a machine, buy coconut ice cream.) Recipes for choux paste – the versatile dough used for cream puffs and eclairs – call for varying amounts of egg. It’s hard to give ...

Beignets are made from deep fried choux paste and split open and filled when cool. Churros are a variation on the choux recipe — no egg and deep-fried and dipped in chocolate or sugar.

Choux pastry freezes well once it's cooked, so make the buns in advance if you prefer. For this recipe you will need ... to form a smooth, shiny paste. Spoon the mixture into piping bag fitted ...

Remove from the heat. Continue to stir for 2–3 minutes, until the paste has cooled a little. Add the beaten eggs, just a little at a time to the choux paste, beating very well between each addition.