(Dufour even sells a chocolate puff pastry.) The ability of puff pastry to, well, puff – eight times its original size, according to Dufour – means you have a built-in rim.

This is vital. I am using a 12% protein content flour, and I get very poor results in this classic chocolate eclair recipe with low protein pastry flour.

But don't go too high—at around 375 degrees, you could burn the chocolate and get a very bitter taste, Velez says. You could also experiment with temperature on several different batches.

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