Best Hannahs Very Best Cream Puffs Recipe 475 Recipes

HANNAH'S VERY BEST CREAM PUFFS RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Spray a cookie sheet with Pam. 2 cookie sheets for minis. Place water in a saucepan. Cut the butter in. Sprinkle in salt ans sugar. Turn the burner to medium to melt butter. While water is heating, measure out flour and put in bowl. Add baking powder and stir with fork. When butter has melted, turn up heat and bring to a rolling boil. Turn the burner to low and dump in flour mixture all at once, stirring it in quickly with a wooden spoon. After a few minutes of vigorous stirring, the dough will clean the sides of the saucepan and begin to ball up. Pull the saucepan from the heat and turn off burner. Let the dough sit on a cold burner or counter to cool for 20 minutes. When the dough has cooled, break and egg and add it to dough. Beat it in with a wooden spoon. Continue to beat vigorously until egg is fully incorporated and dough is smooth. Add the remaining eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until each egg is incorporated and the dough is smooth again. Test your dough by lifting out a spoonful and dropping it on top of the dough. If it stays on top and maintains its shape, it is ready to bake. If not, beat it some more until it does. Drop the dough by small spoonfuls onto the cookie sheets. 15 per tray. Bake at 400 degrees F for 30-35 minutes. Don't open the oven to peek! Finished cream puffs should feel firm to the touch and be golden brown. Cool puffs on the baking sheets, careful to keep them from drafts. Cut off the top third of each puff for the lid. Remove any filaments of dough inside the bottoms and fill the puffs with sweetened whipped cream, Emmy's Vanilla Custard, Great-Grandma's Chocolate Pudding, ice cream, or any flavor pie filling. Overfill a bit so the lids sit jauntily on top of the filling. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Mix together vanilla instant pudding mix, cream and milk. Cover and refrigerate to set.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a large pot, bring water and butter to a rolling boil. Stir in flour and salt until the mixture forms a ball. Transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon or stand mixer, beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Centers should be dry.
• When the shells are cool, either split and fill them with the pudding mixture, or use a pastry bag to pipe the pudding into the shells.

CLASSIC CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine butter, sugar, salt and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil and quickly stir in the flour with a wooden spoon. Continue to stir until a film forms on the bottom of the pan.
• Remove from heat and transfer contents to a bowl to cool slightly, about 3 minutes. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously to entirely incorporate egg after each addition.
• For the egg wash, whisk together the remaining egg with 1 tablespoon water. Set aside.
• Transfer the pate a choux to a large pastry bag fitted with a 5/8-inch plain tip. Pipe 1-1/2-inch rounds onto each prepared pan. Gently smooth the pointed peaks with a moistened finger, rounding tops to ensure even rising. Brush tops with reserved egg wash. Bake until puffs rise and are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks. Puffs can be stored at room temperature for up to 1 day.
• Transfer pastry cream to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/8-inch plain round tip. Insert the tip into the opening of each pastry, and pipe to fill with pastry cream. Serve immediately.

CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat 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.
• On 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.
• Make 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.