Luscious Cream Puffs
Prep Time: 45 min
Cook Time: 1 Min
Serves 18 Servings
Difficulty Moderate
Ingredients
- 1 C. water
- 1/2 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 C. all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- FILLING
- 3/4 C. sugar
- 5 Tbsp. Clabber Girl® Corn Starch
- Dash salt
- 3 1/4 C. milk
- 3 large egg yolks
- 2 Tbsp. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
- Powdered sugar
Directions
- HEAT oven to 400ºF. Coat 3 baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
- COMBINE water, shortening and salt in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Stir in flour all at once. Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well after each addition. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets, 6 per sheet.
- BAKE at least 30 minutes or until golden brown and dry. Cool away from drafts.
- COMBINE sugar, corn starch and salt in large saucepan. Stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Stir a little hot mixture into beaten egg yolks. Pour egg mixture back into saucepan; stir until blended. Cook an additional 2 or 3 minutes. Stir in shortening and vanilla. Cool.
- CUT off tops of cream puffs with a serrated knife. Pull out any soft dough. Spoon filling into cream puffs. Replace tops. Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar. Serve immediately or refrigerate.
