Who are you callin’ a cream puff?

‘Cream Puff’ is not just a wimpy or sissy person. It is also a pastry that is filled with cream and topped with an assortment of things, like chocolate, caramel, ice cream, icing sugar and fresh fruit.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon of butter
¾ cup all purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons of sugar
¾ cup water
⅓ cup butter cut into pieces
3 large eggs beaten
¾ cup of whipping cream

Making the cream puffs

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Grease a large baking sheet with 1 teaspoon of butter.
In a bowl stir together flour and sugar.
In a saucepan on medium high heat bring ¾ cup of water and ⅓ cup butter to a boil. When boiling, remove mixture from heat and quickly stir in the flour mixture. Beat mixture with a wooden spoon until mixture is smooth and leaves the side of the pan, forming a ball of dough.
Gradually add beaten eggs to dough. Beating until mixture is smooth and glossy.
Drop dough ( approximately ⅛ of a cup for each puff) evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees until puffy and golden brown (approximately 15-20 minutes)
When baked pierce 1 side of puff with a knife to allow for steam to escape.
Prepare whipping cream as per manufacturers directions
When cooled, fill with prepared whipped cream. (I use a pastry bag filled with the whipped cream and a long tip.)

Chocolate Sauce

1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate pieces
¼ cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons of butter

Making the chocolate sauce

Stir together the butter, chocolate pieces and whipping cream over a low heat. Stirring constantly until butter and chocolate are melted and sauce is warm.
Top the cream puffs with chocolate sauce.