Recipe courtesy of Grammy's Goodies
Grammy's Giant Cream Puffs
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 15 to 18 small puffs
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 18 servings
- Calories
- 188
- Total Fat
- 16
- Saturated Fat
- 10
- Carbohydrates
- 9
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 4
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 85
- Sodium
- 57
- Total: 3 hr 30 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 55 min
Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup boiling water
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
Grammy's Cream Puff Filling, recipe follows
Powdered sugar, for dusting
Grammy's Cream Puff Filling:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Special equipment:
2 pastry bags; one fitted with a large round tip and the other fitted with a round tip- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Melt butter in boiling water in a large saucepan. Add flour and salt. Stir until mixture forms a ball, then remove from heat and transfer to mixer. Beat to cool slightly, then add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each, until smooth.
- Transfer dough to a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip; pipe 2-inch puffs 4 inches apart on lined baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and puffed, about 1 hour.
- Let cool completely, then split in half and remove any uncooked dough from center. Fill with Grammy's Cream Puff Filling and dust with powdered sugar.
Grammy's Cream Puff Filling:
- Pour heavy whipping cream into a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a round tip.