State Fair Cream Puffs (Recipe from Yahoo! Food)
- 1 cup water
- 12 cup butter, 1 sticks (unsalted would be great)
- 14 teaspoon salt (if using salted butter use less than this)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 egg yolk, slightly beaten
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 14 cup confectioners' sugar (Powdered Sugar)
- 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
- additional confectioners' sugar
- In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter and salt to a boil, over medium heat.
- Once boiling, add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms.
- Make sure you get all the flour clumps out.
- Remove from heat; let it stand for 5 minutes.
- Once this has cooled for 5 minutes, add eggs, one at a time, beating well with mixer after each addition.
- Continue beating minxture until smooth and shiny.
- Get an ice cream scooper and grease it lightly with cooking spray.
- Drop about 1/4 cupfuls 3 inches apart onto a greased baking sheet.
- Combine milk and egg yolk, and brush very nicely over the puff.
- Don't worry if the egg mixture fell over a little.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on cooling rack and slit each puff so the steam can escape.
- Let them cool compltely.
- In a chilled large mixing bowl, beat heavy whipping cream with a mixer on high until it begins to thicken.
- Add sugar and vanilla.
- Mix on high until cream is almost stiff.
- Split cream puff; discard any soft dough from inside.
- Fill the cream in cooled puffs just before serving.
- Dust the top with confectioner's sugar.
- Refrigerate leftovers.
- Makes 10 servings!
water, butter, salt, flour, eggs, milk, egg yolk, heavy whipping cream, sugar, vanilla, additional confectioners
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/state-fair-cream-puffs-recipe-from-yahoo-food-223442 (may not work)