Cream Puffs

Don’t you just love those mini cream puffs and chocolate eclairs from the frozen food section of the grocery store?  I do!  I often keep them on hand for an “emergency” dessert.  You know, when you are having people over on short notice and don’t have time or the ingredients to make dessert.  

I used to teach home-ec and cream puffs were one of the first things I would teach.  They are really easy and anything filled with homemade Whipped Cream is always good! Topping with Chocolate Ganache (recipe coming in future post) makes them even better and it sounds SUPER fancy!  

Here’s the Recipe:  

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup all purpose flour – White Lily, if you can
• 4 eggs

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Spray a baking sheet with non stick spray

Bring water, butter and salt to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat
Add flour all at once and stir until it forms a smooth ball

Remove from heat and allow to cool about 5 minutes

Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition

Continue to stir until mixture is smooth and shiny

Drop dough by 1/4 cups onto prepare baking sheet – about 3 in. apart

Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown
Remove from baking sheet and immediately cut a slit in the top to allow steam to escape

Cool completely before filling

When ready to fill, cut top off each puff

Using a fork, gently remove soft dough from the inside – discard

Fill with whipped cream and replace top
Drizzle on Chocolate Ganache and ENJOY!

So yummy….so easy!

Cream Puffs

2014-03-20 20:51:39

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Ingredients

1. 1 cup water
2. 1/2 cup butter
3. 1/4 tsp salt
4. 1 cup all purpose flour
5. 4 eggs

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Spray a baking sheet with non stick spray
3. Bring water, butter and salt to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat
4. Add flour all at once and stir until it forms a smooth ball
5. Remove from heat and allow to cool about 5 minutes
6. Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition
7. Continue to stir until mixture is smooth and shiny
8. Drop dough by 1/4 cups onto prepare baking sheet - about 3 in. apart
9. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown
10. Remove from baking sheet and immediately cut a slit in the top to allow steam to escape
11. Cool completely before filling
12. When ready to fill, cut top off each puff
13. Using a fork, gently remove soft dough from the inside - discard
14. Fill with whipped cream and ENJOY!

Notes

1. For more evenly formed puffs, fill a pastry bag with a large tip and pipe onto baking sheet.

By Danita @O Taste And See

O Taste and See https://otasteandseeblog.com/

 This post linked at Craft Dictator, Endlessly Inspired, Prototype Mama, Play Party Pin, The Weary Chef, What’d You Do This Weekend