Preheat the oven to 200°C, 400°F, gas mark 7. Lightly grease 2 baking trays, or line with parchment paper. To make the choux pastry, put the butter and water into a small pan and place over a low heat. Allow the butter to melt then slowly bring to the boil.
The idea is if you use a flour like T55 french flour then your choux pastry will not be so chewy but if you use bread flour they will be but you can add more egg. So could you explain what Delia means by her term 'strong plain flour" in terms of protein % and what the ratio of protein to egg should be? thanks
As you are going to need to 'shoot' it quickly into the water and melted butter, fold a sheet of silicon paper (baking parchment) to make a crease and then open it up again. Sift the flour straight on to the square of paper and add a teaspoon of caster sugar if you are making sweet choux, otherwise use a seasoning of salt and pepper.
My daughter worked with a caterer one summer and learned how to make puff pastry. Ever since she first noticed the low carb mozzarella stromboli dough she thought it could be made into a low carb puff pastry. To be honest I didn’t really see how until now but I’m calling this one a Lighter Low Carb Pastry Crust THM S Low Carb.