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German Cream Puffs
Angela Schofield
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
25
minutes
mins
Total Time
45
minutes
mins
Course
Pastries
Cuisine
German
Servings
4
Pieces
Ingredients
1 ⅔
cups
flour
4
eggs
1
cup
water
4
tbsp.
butter
1
pinch
of salt
1
tbsp.
sugar
½
cup
powdered sugar
1
pound
fresh or canned fruit
Instructions
Add water, salt and butter to a large pot and bring to a boil.
Sift the flour on top and stir with a wooden spoon on low heat until the dough forms a clump.
Remove the pot from the stove and add the dough to a mixing bowl.
Allow to cool for a few minutes and then gradually add one egg at a time while beating.
Add the batter to a piping bag and pipe 4 large swirls on a parchment lined baking sheet. Leave about 2 inches between them as they will rise.
Bake in a preheated oven for 20 min. at 400 F.
Don´t open the door of the oven while baking, the pastry would collapse.
Let them cool completely.
In the meantime, beat the heavy whipping cream with powdered sugar.
Cut the pastry open and fill them with fruit and heavy whipping cream.
Nutrition
Yield:
1
grams