Name: Cream Puffs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or margarine; 1 cup boiling water; 1 cup sifted flour; 1/4 tsp salt; 4 eggs; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Recipe from Home Economics class

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Cream Puffs

Courses: Desserts

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 30 mins Cook Time 30 mins

Cooking Temp: 450 F Servings: 10

Ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup butter or margarine
1 cup boiling water
1 cup sifted flour
¹⁄₄ tsp salt
4 eggs
1 cup heavy whipping cream
¹⁄₄ cup powdered sugar (more or less to taste)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Melt butter in water. Add flour and salt all at once; stir virorously. Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball that does not separate. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each until smooth. Drop by heaping tablespoons 3 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake until golden brown and puffy, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven; split. Cool on rack.
For filling, beat the whipping cream to desired level of firmness. Beat in the powdered sugar, a little at a time, until it is as sweet as you would like. Fill cream puff shells and sprinkle with powdered sugar.