{"id":810,"date":"2019-09-13T01:07:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T01:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dennisrecipes.morgeneggs.com\/?p=810"},"modified":"2022-02-16T19:30:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T19:30:39","slug":"cream-puffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dennisrecipes.morgeneggs.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/13\/cream-puffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cream Puffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1\/2 cup water<\/li><li>1\/4 cup margarine or butter<\/li><li>1\/2 cup all-purpose flour<\/li><li>2 eggs<\/li><li>Cream filling (below) or Sweetened whipped cream<\/li><li>powdered sugar<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat water and margarine to rolling boil in saucepan. Stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute; remove from heat. Beat in eggs, all at once; continue beating until smooth. Drop dough by scant 1\/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bake until puffed and golden, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool away from draft. Cut off tops; pull out any filaments of soft dough. Fill puffs with cream filling. Replace tops; dust with powdered sugar. Refrigerate until serving time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cream-filling\">Cream filling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1\/3 cup sugar<\/li><li>2 tablespoons cornstarch<\/li><li>1\/8 teaspoon salt<\/li><li>2 cups milk<\/li><li>2 egg yolks, slightly beaten<\/li><li>2 Tablespoons margarine or butter, softened<\/li><li>2 teaspoons vanilla<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in 2-quart saucepan. Stir in milk gradually. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. boil and stir 1 minute. Stir at least half of the hot mixture gradually into egg yolks in a bowl. Once at least half of the mixture is mixed into the eggs pour it into the hot mixture in the pan. Boil and stir 1 minute.  Remove from heat; stir in margarine and vanilla; cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chocolate Eclairs<\/strong>: Drop dough by scant 1\/4 cupfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Shape each into finger 4 1\/2 inches long and 1 1\/2 inches wide with spatula. Bake; cool. Fill puffs with cream filling. Frost with chocolate frosting. Refrigerate until serving time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Cream Puffs<\/strong>: Omit Cream Filling. Fill puffs with ice cream or fruit pie filling. Frost with chocolate frosting or dust with powdered sugar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chocolate frosting: Heat 1\/2 square (1\/2 ounce) unsweetened chocolate and 1\/2 teaspoon margarine or butter over low heat until melted. Remove from hear; stir in 1\/2 cup powdered sugar and about 1 Tablespoon hot water. Beat until smooth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1\/2 cup water 1\/4 cup margarine or butter 1\/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 eggs Cream filling (below) or Sweetened whipped cream powdered sugar Heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat water and margarine to rolling boil in saucepan. Stir in flour. 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