Gluten-Free Choux au Craquelin
Choux au craquelin: crisp gluten-free cream puffs baked under a thin, crackly brown-sugar cookie topping and filled with vanilla whipped cream. Choux pastry works well with a gluten-free flour blend because the eggs and steam do the lifting.
At a glance: This hard desserts recipe yields 24 servings in about 2h 30m (45 min prep, 35 min cook). It uses 14 ingredients — including unsalted butter, packed light brown sugar, gluten-free all-purpose flour blend — and walks through 7 steps. Updated . Browse more desserts recipes or return to all gluten-free recipes.
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Cross-Contamination Warning for Gluten-Free Choux au Craquelin: When preparing this desserts recipe, reusable piping bags and tips can hold old batter in the seams, so wash them well or use new disposable bags. Flour dust travels. Bake this on a day the kitchen is not also handling flour that contains gluten, use clean bowls, beaters and baking sheets, and keep the gluten-free flour blend in its own sealed container.
Gluten-Free Notes for Gluten-Free Choux au Craquelin: Both the choux pastry and the craquelin topping use a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend instead of flour that contains gluten. Use powdered sugar, vanilla and a flour blend labeled gluten-free.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Tips & Notes
- Add the eggs to the choux dough a little at a time and check the texture. Gluten-free flour blends absorb different amounts, and a dough that is too runny will not puff.
- Keep the oven closed for the first 25 minutes. The steam inside the choux au craquelin is what puffs them, and a blast of cool air makes them collapse.
- Bake the puffs until they are deep golden and feel light. Pale choux soften and sink as they cool.
Common questions
How long does Gluten-Free Choux au Craquelin take?
Gluten-Free Choux au Craquelin takes about 2 hours 30 minutes, including resting time: 45 minutes to prep and 35 minutes to cook, for 24 servings.
What should I check before making Gluten-Free Choux au Craquelin with celiac disease?
Written with gluten-free ingredients. Use products labeled gluten-free, check labels, and ask your clinician about your own needs.
What cross-contamination risk is specific to Gluten-Free Choux au Craquelin?
Check unsalted butter, softened, for the craquelin, packed light brown sugar, gluten-free all-purpose flour blend, for the craquelin before they go into Gluten-Free Choux au Craquelin. Reusable piping bags and tips can hold old batter in the seams, so wash them well or use new disposable bags. Flour dust travels. Bake this on a day the kitchen is not also handling flour that contains gluten, use clean bowls, beaters and baking sheets, and keep the gluten-free flour blend in its own sealed container.
Which gluten-free swaps does Gluten-Free Choux au Craquelin use?
Gluten-Free Choux au Craquelin relies on a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend, xanthan gum. Keep those gluten-free-labeled products in place of a gluten-containing flour or sauce. If the blend already lists xanthan gum, do not add a second binder unless this recipe says to.
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