These versatile and tender pastry puffs are stuffed with a traditional cream filling. We also have many other tempting filler ideas for you.
Cream Puffs
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 55 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
Puffs
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
Eggnog Fluff Filling, if desired
- 1 package (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 cups whipping cream
- Powdered sugar
Peppermint Whipped Cream Filling, if desired
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1/4 cup granulated or powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 5 or 6 drops red or green food color
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. In 2 1/2-quart saucepan, heat water and butter to rolling boil. Stir in flour; reduce heat to low. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Beat in eggs, all at once; continue beating until smooth.
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Step2On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by slightly less than 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool away from draft, about 30 minutes.
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Step3Make one of the fillings (directions below). Cut off top third of each puff and pull out any strands of soft dough. Fill puffs with filling; replace tops. Cover; refrigerate until serving. Store covered in refrigerator. Eggnog Fluff Filling: In large bowl, beat pudding mix, milk, rum extract, nutmeg and ginger with electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Add whipping cream; beat on high speed 1 to 2 minutes or until soft peaks form. Fill puffs. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 3 hours. Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar or brush tops with light corn syrup and sprinkle with colored sugar or nonpareils. Peppermint Whipped Cream Filling: In large bowl, beat ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fill puffs. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
Nutrition
370
Calories
27 g
Total Fat
6 g
Protein
26 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 245
- Total Fat
- 27 g
- Saturated Fat
- 16 g
- Cholesterol
- 165 mg
- Sodium
- 260 mg
- Potassium
- 130 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- Protein
- 6 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
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