Cream Puffs

Adopted in the Great RecipeZaar Adoption of 2005. Hope to make and update soon. Original poster's comments: Cream puffs are not really all that hard to make. I've never had this recipe not turn out. You can fill with whipped cream, pastry cream, pudding, etc.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 12 cream puffs

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1  cup water
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup flour
• 4  eggs
• 1  cup  whipping cream, whipped
•  icing sugar

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan combine margarine, water and salt.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously.
4. Cook and stir till mixture forms a ball that doesn't separate.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Cool 10 minutes.
7. Add eggs, one at a time, beating with a wooden spoon after each addition until smooth.
8. Drop batter by heaping tablespoons, 3 inches apart, onto a greased cookie sheet.
9. Bake at 400 F for 30-35 minutes, or until golden.
10. Cool on a wire rack.
11. Slice puffs in half and remove any soft dough inside.
12. Fill with whipped cream.
13. Replace tops.
14. Lightly sift icing sugar over tops.