I learned how to make choux pastry in the French baking class I took earlier this summer. 🙂īy popular request, we’re tackling a French pastry dough: choux pastry, pronounced shoe pastry. If you’re not digging all the step-by-step photos, video tutorial, and explanations, scroll down to the recipe to get started. Today I’m teaching you how to make choux pastry (pâte à choux) with about 100 pictures to show you how it’s done.