Any good recipes for baking cream puffs?!
Any good recipes for baking cream puffs?
Answers:
CREAM PUFFS
1 c. hot water
1/2 c. butter or other fat
1 c. flour
4 eggs
Heat water and fat until boiling. Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously until ball forms in center of pan and mixture does not stick to pan. Cool slightly. Add unbeaten eggs, one at a time, beating after each is added. Mixture should be very stiff. Drop by tablespoonsful on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
CREAM PUFF FILLING:
2 c. scalded milk
1/2 c. flour
2/3 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
Mix sugar, flour and salt. Slowly add hot milk. Add eggs, slightly beaten. Cook until thick, stirring constantly. Add vanilla. Cool before filling cream puffs. Makes about 18 cream puffs. Double recipe of filling to fill all at once.
Easy Cream Puffs
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 cup boiling water
1 cup sifted flour
1/2 tsp salt
4 eggs (3 if extra large)
Instructions
1. Add butter to boiling water. When butter is dissolved remove from heat.
2. Add flour and salt. Beat with a spoon until it looks like putty (about 15 minutes).
3. Cool, add eggs unbeaten one at a time. Beat until creamy.
4. Drop 3/4 tablespoon of cream puff mixture, for each cream puff, onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375°. Reduce oven to 350° and bake for an additional 30 minutes. Allow to cool.
To Serve: Cut off the top and fill with whipped cream, or vanilla pudding, then replace the top. Sift small amount of powdered sugar over each cream puff.
Cream Puffs Recipe
With a dreamy creamy vanilla filling
* 1 cup water
* 1/2 cup butter
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
* 4 large eggs, beaten
* Creamy Vanilla Filling, below
* Confectioners' Sugar
In large saucepan heat water, butter, and salt, to a full rolling boil. Reduce heat; quickly stir in flour, mixing vigorously with a wooden spoon. Continue mixing until batter leaves the sides of the pan and forms a ball. Remove from heat and add beaten eggs a little at a time (about 6 additions), beating with an electric hand mixer after each addition until batter is smooth.
Drop dough from large metal spoon onto greased baking sheets, forming 12 to 16 mounds about 3 inches apart. Bake at 400° for 35 to 45 minutes. Transfer immediately to racks to cool away from drafts.
When completely cooled, split and fill with Creamy Vanilla Filling and sprinkle with confectioners; sugar or frost with thin chocolate icing if desired.
Creamy Vanilla Filling
* 3 cups milk
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 6 tablespoons cornstarch
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3 eggs, beaten
* 1 tablespoon butter
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Scald milk in top of double boiler over boiling water. Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir into scalding milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Cover and cook for 10 minutes longer. Add a small amount of hot mixture to beaten eggs; return to the mixture in double boiler. Cook for 5 minutes,l stirring constantly. Add butter. Put in bowl and sprinkle small amount of sugar over top to prevent skin from forming. Chill well; add vanilla.