Cream Puffs
When Jacky made them for us she made just 4 humongous puffs instead of 12. They were wonderful as you can see in the photo. She definitely is thee “puff” lady.
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
Ingredients
Puff
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup sifted flour
- 3 eggs, unbeaten
Filling & Topping
- 2-3 cups pudding, ice cream or whipped cream
- 1/3 cup icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 F.
- Add shortening and salt to boiling water and stir over medium heat until mixture boils.
- Lower heat, add flour all at once and stir vigorously until mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
- Remove from the heat and add 1 egg at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
- Shape on an ungreased cookie sheet using a teaspoon/tablespoon of paste for each puff.
- Bake at 450 F for 20 mins, then reduce heat to 350 F and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- When cool, make a slit on one side of each puff and fill with whipped cream topping, ice cream or pudding. Sprinkle with icing sugar.