Cream Puff Problems - Eggs Too Fresh??

[RabbitsAndChickensOhMy]

Hi all,

I've been making beautiful large hollow cream puffs for over 50 years

Haven't made any since we got chickens, but yesterday I got a hankering for chocolate eclairs!

The pâte à choux baked terribly - small, greasy, solid!!
The only thing different was I used really fresh eggs
I know that really fresh eggs don't hard-boil quite the same as older eggs, so could this possibly be the problem? I tried THREE times, each batch was horrible!

Fortunately I only made one 'test' cream puff from the 2nd & 3rd batches and I'll use the uncooked batter in my next couple loaves of bread - yum! - so no waste of those beautiful eggs.

Also the custard I made with 4 eggs & 2 cups of milk didn't set, it's more like stirred custard, although completely yummy!

Thanks for any help/advice given!!

Liz

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, Liz!

I'd suggest posting this here and I'm sure someone will help you. I'm no baker though. Sounds yummy!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/any-home-bakers-here.921333/

 

[Evadig]

Hi all,

I've been making beautiful large hollow cream puffs for over 50 years

Haven't made any since we got chickens, but yesterday I got a hankering for chocolate eclairs!

The pâte à choux baked terribly - small, greasy, solid!!
The only thing different was I used really fresh eggs
I know that really fresh eggs don't hard-boil quite the same as older eggs, so could this possibly be the problem? I tried THREE times, each batch was horrible!

Fortunately I only made one 'test' cream puff from the 2nd & 3rd batches and I'll use the uncooked batter in my next couple loaves of bread - yum! - so no waste of those beautiful eggs.

Also the custard I made with 4 eggs & 2 cups of milk didn't set, it's more like stirred custard, although completely yummy!

Thanks for any help/advice given!!

Liz

I've made cream puffs with my very fresh chicken eggs, and they seemed to turn out fine, but then again, I have no idea what I'm doing! (So maybe they're not fine...I just know we ate the whole batch in a couple days ).

 

[kathy32]

Any chance your oven thermostat could be failing and not maintaining the correct temperature?