My Moms Recipe-a favorite of mine!!

Cream Puffs

Bake: 400

Serves: 8

Dough Ingredients

1 cup boiling water
4 tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup all purpose flour
4 large eggs

¼ cup Powdered Sugar

Pudding Ingredients

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup 2% milk

1 egg yolk, lightly beaten

1 1/2 teaspoons butter

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Sift the flour so that there are no lumps.

In a saucepan, bring water and butter to the boiling point. Add the flour, all at one time, and stir briskly using a heavy wooden spoon, stirring constantly and in a circle until the mixture begins to leave the sides of the pan and form a ball. The mixture will become smooth, leaving the sides of the pan clean.

Stir over low heat to dry the mixture for 2 or 3 minutes. The mixture will lose its stickiness.

Transfer dough to mixing bowl and beat for 1 minute to cool, add the unbeaten eggs, one at a time, beating each egg 2 minutes before adding the next egg. The mixture should be smooth and shiny.

Drop by large spoonfuls onto a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. .

Bake in a preheated 400°F oven for about 30 minutes. Allow to cool slowly. (You can leave them in the hot oven with the door open for a few minutes).

While puffs are cooling make the pudding.

Pudding Directions

1. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat.
2. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolk; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in butter and vanilla.
3. Cool for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

When puffs are cool, use a very sharp knife to slice off the tops and fill with pudding, replace top and dust with powdered sugar.