Cream Puffs
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup flour
- 3 eggs
- Pastry Cream
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Add shortening and salt to boiling water, stir over medium heat until mixture boils again.
- Lower heat add flour all at once and stir vigorously until mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
- Remove from heat add 1 egg at a time beating in vigorously after each addition.
- Drop by tablespoonful onto ungreased baking pan.
- Bake 450'degrees F for 20 minutes reduce temperature to 350' degrees F.
- bake about 20 minutes longer.
- Remove and place on rack to cool.
- PASTRY CREAM: Place all ingredients in a saucepan.
- Over medium high beat, bring to a boil stirring constantly until thick.
- Allow to cool completely.
- stirring often to keep skin from forming.
- Cut top off cream puff and fill and refrigerate.
shortening, salt, boiling water, flour, eggs, pastry cream, milk, sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cream-puffs-44654 (may not work)