Cream Puffs I
Serves: 3
Hal Herzog
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
42
Spice
60
Sweetness
48
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
White Sugar1 cup
All-Purpose Flour1 pinch
Salt2 cups
Milk1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1 cup
Shortening1 cup
Water4
EggsDirections:
1
For the custard: In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 5 tablespoons flour and a pinch of salt
2
Stir in milk, a little at a time, until smooth
3
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly
4
Boil 60 seconds, then pour a small amount of hot liquid into the 2 egg yolks, and stir
5
Then return now heated egg yolks to saucepan and stir, over heat, until mixture starts to bubble again
6
Remove from heat, add vanilla
7
Cover and chill in refrigerator
8
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)
9
For the pastry: In a medium saucepan, combine shortening and water and bring to a boil
10
Sift together 1 cup flour and a pinch of salt and pour all at once into boiling mixture
11
Stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball
12
Remove from heat, and add eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously after each addition
13
Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet, or pipe into desired shape
14
Bake 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake 25 minutes more, or until golden
15
Cool completely, split, fill with custard, and replace tops