Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Cream Puffs

Ingredients

  • 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk
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  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs

Directions

  1. Mix together vanilla instant pudding mix, cream and milk. Cover and refrigerate to set.
  2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  3. In a large pot, bring water and butter to a rolling boil. Stir in flour and salt until the mixture forms a ball. Transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl. Using a stand mixer, beat in the eggs all at once & vanilla; Mix well until dough it tacky/sticky. About 2-3 minutes.  Drop by tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 20  minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Poke with a toothpick upon removing from the oven.  
  5. When the shells are cool, either split and fill them with the pudding mixture, or use a pastry bag to pipe the pudding into the shells

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