Monday, February 6, 2012

Cream Puffs

Dough
1 cup water
1 stick butter
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour
4 eggs

Melt tog water, butter and sugar.
Add salt and flour, remove from heat and stir till dough holds together.
Beat in eggs one at a time till dough is glossy.
Put in bag and pipe round shapes on baking sheet.
Brush with beaten egg and bake 10 min at 450 deg.
Lower heat to 325 deg and bake another 15 min.
Turn off heat.
Pierce the puffs and leave in oven for 10 more min.

Custard Cream Filling:
2 tablespoons custard powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup water

Mix above 3 ingredients and cook till thickened.  Let cool.
Beat one cup heavy cream with 2 tablespoons sugar till stiff.
Fold into custard.
Fill puffs with cream filling.