Make your Own Cream Puffs

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As a teenager, I worked in a restaurant in my hometown. It was there that I learned many excellent baking "secrets" from a lady that loved to make delectable candies and desserts.

Here is a recipe that can be varied to make a number of delicious desserts and appetizers.

Preheat Oven to

400F

	Combine 1 C. Water & 1 stick of Butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring the water and butter to a rolling boil.
	Add 1 C. Flour and stir until the mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat and transfer to a mixing bowl.
	If using a Mixer, turn on medium and add 4 eggs, all at once. Otherwise, use a hand mixer to completely blend in the eggs.
	The mix should be creamy as pictured to the left, rather than choppy looking.Drop dough by scant 1/4 c. cupfuls onto an UN-GREASED cookie sheet. Makes 12 large puffs
	Bake 35-38 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.

As you can see from the picture above, these are nice round, plump cream puffs. A couple hints for keeping them that way:

Allow the cream puffs to Completely Cool before Touching them (even to remove them from the pan)
Keep them away from cool drafts until they've cooled.
Let them cool Completely before attempting to freeze.

Several Dessert Ideas:

Create Ice Cream Puffs-

	Split the cream puff in half, fill with vanilla ice cream,
	Top with the other half of the puff, add some hot fudge, a handful of chopped nuts
	Add whipped cream around the sides

For Fast Desserts, mix up some Pudding (any flavor), place into a ziploc bag. Cut off the corner (a small piece!) and use the ziploc bag to "pipe" in the filling into the cream puff. Sprinkle Confectioners sugar over the top.

Flavor Ideas:

Chocolate Pudding
Vanilla Pudding - top with a small bit of Chocolate Frosting for "Mini Eclairs"
Lemon Meringue Filling
Spiced Pumpkin Mousse

The flavors are endless and this puff is so versatile & simple to make!

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3 Comments

grammyof11 - 06-18-2012

I used to make these all the time, only by hand. My kids loved them and they were great for chicken, shrimp and crab salad, too.

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cookingchic21 - 07-15-2012

So how do you make the eclairs?

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FreebieQueen - 07-16-2012

Originally Posted by cookingchic21

So how do you make the eclairs?

Instead of forming them into balls, you shape the dough into "logs". Bake them the same, then poke a hole in 1 end and fill them with custard or vanilla pudding. Put chocolate on top.

Here's the perfect topping for homemade eclairs:

Budget101.com - - MYO Hot Fudge Sauce | Make Your Own Recipes

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