Cream Puffs

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 37 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 lb butter (melted)
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 in a medium size sauce pan, bring water to boil.
• 2 add melted butter and reheat to boiling point.
• 3 add flour, stirring rapidly.
• 4 by the time the flour has absorbed the liquid, the batter should leave the sides of the pan when stirred.
• 5 remove from the heat immediately.
• 6 briskly beat one egg at a time until all four eggs have been incorporated into the batter completely.
• 7 spoon 1/2 teaspoon full of the batter onto a well-greased cookie sheet; allowing 1-inch clearance all around each spoonful.
• 8 if you are making large puffs 1 tablespoon of batter, allow 2 to 3-inches between each spoonful.
• 9 preheat oven to 400 degrees; and bake for 5-7 minutes.
• 10 reduce the heat to 200 degrees; and bake for 30 minutes.
• 11 they should be a nice golden brown in color.
• 12 makes 72 small or 16 large cream puffs.
• 13 cool.
• 14 split horizontally and fill with your favorite filling.
• 15 for a dessert, fill with pudding or cream or custard,dust with confectionery sugar or drizzle chocolate syrup on top.
• 16 for an appetizer or dinner party, fill with ham salad, egg salad, chicken or your favorite savory filling.
• 17 very versatile and they freeze unfilled, very well.