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==Ingredients==
:125ml milk
:125ml water
:100g butter
:½ tsp salt
:1 tsp caster sugar
:150g plain flour
:4 eggs

==Method==
#Combine the milk, water, butter, sugar and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Immediately when it comes to  the boil, remove from heat and sprinkle in the flour and mix & beat with a wooden spoon till smooth
#Return to the saucepan and over medium heat stir the paste constantly for about a minute to dry out the paste a little.  It should be just starting to stick to the pan a little.
#Tip the paste into a bowl and beat to release some stem and heat.  Once cooled a bit add the eggs one by one, beating with the wooden spoon till smooth before adding next.  With the last egg, loosely beat it before adding a little at a time - you may not need all of it.  The pastry should be shiny and a thick ribbon consistency - just about falling off a spoon. 

<small>''Pastry'' Michel Roux</small>
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