noun
cream puff shell; choux pastry
Refers specifically to the baked hollow pastry shell used for cream puffs, éclairs, and similar filled pastries. The term is a compound of シュー (from French 'choux') and 皮 (skin/shell).
シュー皮がうまく膨らまなかった。
The cream puff shells didn't puff up well.
このレシピでは、シュー皮を先に焼いてからクリームを詰めます。
In this recipe, you bake the choux pastry shells first and then fill them with cream.