Monday, January 19, 2009

Cream Puffs

1/2 cup of butter
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup boiling water
1 cup flour
4 eggs
Add butter to boiling water, heat until butter melts: add flour stirring vigorously until mixture leaves the side of the pan. Do not over cook. Cool 1 minute then add eggs one at a time again stirring vigorously ( keeping the eggs from cooking). Drop by tablespoon full onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes then lower heat to 350 degrees and continue to bake another 25 minutes. Do not open over door while they are cooking.

filling: 3/4 cup of sugar, 2 heaping tablespoons of flour, pinch of salt, 1 beaten egg, 2 cups of milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix all together, cook until thickened stirring constantly to keep from scorching, tear small opening in cream puffs and ad filling.