CREAM PUFF RECIPE FOOD NETWORK RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Heat water and butter to a rolling boil, stir in flower.
• Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball (about 1 minute).
• Remove from heat, mix in eggs all at once until smooth.
• Drop 1/4 cup at a time on ungreased baking sheet, bake 35-40 minutes until golden.
• Cool completely.
• Cut off tops and pull out any soft dough from the inside.
• Fill empty puffs with your favorite pudding (I like chocolate).
• Replace tops and dust with powdered sugar.
• Refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• In a medium size sauce pan, bring water to boil.
• Add melted butter and reheat to boiling point.
• Add flour, stirring rapidly.
• By the time the flour has absorbed the liquid, the batter should leave the sides of the pan when stirred.
• Remove from the heat immediately.
• Briskly beat one egg at a time until all four eggs have been incorporated into the batter completely.
• Spoon 1/2 teaspoon full of the batter onto a well-greased cookie sheet; allowing 1-inch clearance all around each spoonful.
• If you are making large puffs 1 tablespoon of batter, allow 2 to 3-inches between each spoonful.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees; and bake for 5-7 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to 200 degrees; and bake for 30 minutes.
• They should be a nice golden brown in color.
• Makes 72 small or 16 large cream puffs.
• Cool.
• Split horizontally and fill with your favorite filling.
• For a dessert, fill with pudding or cream or custard,dust with Confectionery sugar or drizzle chocolate syrup on top.
• For an appetizer or dinner party, fill with ham salad, egg salad, chicken or your favorite savory filling.
• Very versatile and they freeze unfilled, very well.