Hannahs Very Best Cream Puffs Recipe 45

BEST EVER CREAM PUFFS WITH VANILLA FILLING

Steps:

• preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• bring butter/margarine and water to a boil in medium saucepan.
• take off heat
• stir in all flour and salt until it balls up.
• let cool 10 minutes
• beat in eggs, one at a time.
• drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
• bake for 15 minutes.
• reduce heat to 325 degrees.
• bake for 25 minutes.
• Do Not Open The Oven during this time.
• Start the cream filling during cooking.
• mix instant pudding with milk.
• add cool whip
• blend until smooth.
• slice open shells and fill with filling.
• sprinkle with powdered sugar.

CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• To make the cream puffs: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, salt, and granulated sugar to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. When it boils, immediately take the pan off the heat. Stirring with a wooden spoon, add all the flour at once and stir hard until all the flour is incorporated, 30 to 60 seconds. Return the pan to the heat and cook, stirring, 30 seconds to evaporate some of the moisture.
• Scrape the mixture into a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix at medium speed. With the mixer running, and working 1 egg at a time, add 3 of the eggs, stopping after each addition to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix until the dough is smooth and glossy and the eggs are completely incorporated. The dough should be thick, but should fall slowly and steadily from the beaters when you lift them out of the bowl. If the dough is still clinging to the beaters, add the remaining egg and mix until incorporated.
• Using a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip, pipe the dough onto the baking sheet, in 2-inch diameter rounds or balls. Whisk the remaining egg with 1 1/2 teaspoons water. Brush the surface of the rounds with the egg wash to knock down the points (you may not use all the egg wash). Bake 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees F and bake until puffed up, and light golden brown, about 20 minutes more. Try not to open the oven door too often during the baking. Let cool on the baking sheet.
• To fill the cream puffs, place a pastry tip on your finger and poke a whole in the bottom of each puff. Whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla until stiff. Pipe whipped cream into each cream puff and chill until ready to serve, no more than 4 hours.
• Notes about the recipe: The moisture in the eggs turns to steam and puffs the batter to try to release itself. You can fill them with anything.

CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• First, make the custard. Melt the butter in a large pot.
• Add sugar, cornstarch and salt.
• Add the milk slowly.
• Heat to boil, and then add egg yolks.
• Cook for 2 minutes, then add the vanilla, stirring constantly.
• Then transfer the custard to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap (or a lid) and put it into the fridge to cool completely before you fill the puffs.
• Next, make the puffs. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large pot, bring butter and water to a boil.
• All at once, add the flour and salt (I usually mix it together before.)
• Stir rapidly until mixture forms a ball on your spoon.
• Move the dough to a mixing bowl. I use an electric mixer, but you could beat it by hand if you want.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time.
• Mix in the vanilla and sugar.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. I always put wax paper down, but this is optional.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes in the oven. They should be golden brown with dry centers.
• Then, turn off the oven, and leave the puffs and the sheet in the oven for about an hour (Again, optional, but it keeps the puffs from collasping).
• Once the puffs are cool and the custard is chilled, put the custard in a plastic bag and cut off a small corner.
• Then poke a hole in each puff, and pipe the custard into the puffs.You could also use a pastry bag, or just split the puffs and spoon the custard in the puffs.
• Then enjoy your beautiful and yummy creation!

HANNAH'S VERY BEST CREAM PUFFS RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Spray a cookie sheet with Pam. 2 cookie sheets for minis. Place water in a saucepan. Cut the butter in. Sprinkle in salt ans sugar. Turn the burner to medium to melt butter. While water is heating, measure out flour and put in bowl. Add baking powder and stir with fork. When butter has melted, turn up heat and bring to a rolling boil. Turn the burner to low and dump in flour mixture all at once, stirring it in quickly with a wooden spoon. After a few minutes of vigorous stirring, the dough will clean the sides of the saucepan and begin to ball up. Pull the saucepan from the heat and turn off burner. Let the dough sit on a cold burner or counter to cool for 20 minutes. When the dough has cooled, break and egg and add it to dough. Beat it in with a wooden spoon. Continue to beat vigorously until egg is fully incorporated and dough is smooth. Add the remaining eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until each egg is incorporated and the dough is smooth again. Test your dough by lifting out a spoonful and dropping it on top of the dough. If it stays on top and maintains its shape, it is ready to bake. If not, beat it some more until it does. Drop the dough by small spoonfuls onto the cookie sheets. 15 per tray. Bake at 400 degrees F for 30-35 minutes. Don't open the oven to peek! Finished cream puffs should feel firm to the touch and be golden brown. Cool puffs on the baking sheets, careful to keep them from drafts. Cut off the top third of each puff for the lid. Remove any filaments of dough inside the bottoms and fill the puffs with sweetened whipped cream, Emmy's Vanilla Custard, Great-Grandma's Chocolate Pudding, ice cream, or any flavor pie filling. Overfill a bit so the lids sit jauntily on top of the filling. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.