Danish Cream Puffs
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 Land O Lakes Eggs
- Heat oven to 400F.
- Combine water, butter and salt in heavy 2-quart saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat 5-10 minutes or until mixture just comes to a full boil.
- Stir in flour vigorously 1 minute or until mixture forms ball.
- Remove from heat.
- Cool mixture 10 minutes.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth.
- Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls, 3 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 30-35 minutes or until puffed and lightly browned.
- Pierce each puff gently with fork to allow steam to escape.
- Cool completely.
- Cut off tops; remove any filaments of soft dough.
- Just before serving, fill puffs as desired.
- Filling Suggestions:
- Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet or sorbet.
- Dust cream puff tops with powdered sugar or unsweetened cocoa or drizzle with purchased ice cream topping.
- Whipped cream, pudding or pie filling.
- Top cream puffs with melted chocolate chips, melted jelly or preserves, or fresh berries.
- Chicken, seafood, tuna or egg salad.
- Fill each cream puff with about 1/2 cup salad.
- Variations: Mini Cream Puffs: Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake 28-33 minutes.
- Cream Puff Ring: Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto ungreased baking sheet in 9-inch ring shape.
- Bake 35-45 minutes.
water, butter, salt, flour, o lakes eggs
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1842/danish-cream-puffs (may not work)