Cream Puffs

Dessert, Ma Cusson Kitchen

Difficulty : Medium Source : Ma Cusson's Recipe Box

Ingredients

Pastry
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sifted flour
4 eggs

Filling
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
2 beaten eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Pastry
        
        Hear to a boiling point in a pan the water and butter
        
        Stir in sifted flour
        
        Stir until mixture leaves the sides of the pan and forms a ball (about 1 minute)
        
        Remove from heat and let cool
        
        Beat in, 1 at a time, 4 eggs
        
        Beat until smooth
        
        Spoon on to an ungreased cookie sheet
        
        Bake in oven at 400 F for 30 minutes
Filling
        
        Mix in sauce pan sugar, salt, flour
        
        Stir in milk, bring to a boil and remove from heat
        
        Stir a little of this mixture into 2 beaten egs
        
        Blend into hot mixture in sauce pan and bring to a boil
        
        Blend in vanilla
Split pastry and fill with the filling
        
        Frost with chocolate frosting