Cream Puffs Recipe

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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
155
Calories
Total time
65
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 1/2 oz butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 3/4 cup sifted flour
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 5 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 whole egg , plus

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. Butter and flour a large baking sheet.
  3. To make the pastry puff: In a sauce pan, mix water, butter, salt, and the one half teaspoon of sugar and bring to a boil.
  4. As soon as it boils, remove the pan from the heat and add the flour all at once.
  5. Using a rubber spatula, beat in the flour.
  6. Place the sauce pan over high heat and continue beating for 2 minutes.
  7. Remove from heat and scrape contents of pan into bowl.
  8. Add 4 eggs, 1 at a time, beating vigorously after each addition until smooth.
  9. Place the dough pastry in a bag with a one half inches plain tip.
  10. Pipe mounds 2 inches in diameter and 3 inches apart onto the baking sheet.
  11. You should have 16-20 mounds.
  12. In a bowl, beat the remaining egg until well blended.
  13. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush each mound with beaten egg.
  14. Bake until the puffs are golden brown, or for 30 minutes, whichever comes first.
  15. Transfer the puffs to a rack and let cool completely.
  16. When the puffs are cool, slice off the top one third of each puff.
  17. Reserve the tops.
  18. To make the pastry cream….
  19. In heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine one and a half cups of the milk, cream and sugar and bring almost to a boil, whisking once or twice to dissolve the sugar.
  20. Meanwhile, place the cornstarch in a small bowl and add one half cup of the milk, stirring to dissolve the cornstarch.
  21. Add remaining milk, the whole egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.
  22. Whisk together until smooth.
  23. When the hot milk mixture is about to boil, pour in the cornstarch mixture, whisking continuously until completely blended.
  24. Continue to heat the mixture, whisking constantly, until it boils and thickens to the consistency of custard pudding.
  25. Remove from the heat, pour into a bowl and press a piece of plastic wrap directly into the surface to prevent skin forming.
  26. Let cool completely before using.
  27. Spread desired amount of pastry crème onto the bottom half of each pastry puff.
  28. Replace top one-third of pastry puff.
  29. Bon appetite!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 155.22 Kcal (650 kJ)
Calories from fat 82.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.2g 14%
Cholesterol 115.95mg 39%
Sodium 107.62mg 4%
Potassium 113.03mg 2%
Total Carbs 13.39g 4%
Sugars 9.79g 39%
Dietary Fiber 0.03g 0%
Protein 4.87g 10%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 77.3mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 136.55 Kcal (572 kJ)
Calories from fat 72.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.09g 14%
Cholesterol 102mg 39%
Sodium 94.67mg 4%
Potassium 99.43mg 2%
Total Carbs 11.78g 4%
Sugars 8.62g 39%
Dietary Fiber 0.03g 0%
Protein 4.29g 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 68mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.9
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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