Cream puffs with lemon cream filling are a classic and delightful dessert that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. This light and airy pastry is filled with a smooth and tangy lemon cream, making it a perfect treat for any occasion. Whether you're a seasoned baker looking to impress your friends and family, or a beginner who wants to try something new, this recipe guide will provide you with all the information you need to create delicious and unforgettable cream puffs with lemon cream filling.
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LEMON CREAM PUFFS
The fluffy filling for these light crisp shells has a delectable citrus flavor. -Doreen Martin, Kitimat, British Columbia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Add flour all at once, stirring until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Immediately split puffs and remove tops; discard soft dough from inside. Set puffs and tops aside to cool., For filling, in a small heavy saucepan, combine egg, sugar, lemon juice and butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate until partially set., In a large bowl, beat cream and sugar until stiff peaks form; fold into lemon mixture. Fill cream puffs; replace tops. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 217 calories, Fat 17g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 114mg cholesterol, Sodium 79mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.
CREAM PUFFS WITH LEMON-CREAM FILLING
Provided by Sisi Carroll
Categories Citrus Fruit Dessert Bake Easter Vegetarian Kid-Friendly Mother's Day Wedding Lemon Spring Shower Chill Phyllo/Puff Pastry Dough Advance Prep Required Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Makes 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For lemon-cream filling:
- Combine sugar, egg, lemon juice, lemon peel, and pinch of salt in heavy small saucepan; whisk to blend. Add butter. Stir constantly over medium-low heat until curd is hot and thick enough to coat spoon (do not boil), 4 to 5 minutes.
- Transfer lemon curd to medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat cream in another medium bowl until peaks form. Fold whipped cream into curd in 3 additions. Cover and chill filling 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Keep chilled.
- For cream puffs:
- Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 425°F. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Bring first 4 ingredients to boil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat, stirring with wooden spoon until butter melts. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously until dough forms and pulls away from sides of pan. Continue to stir until film forms on pan bottom, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Transfer dough to large bowl. Cool 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 egg and, still using wooden spoon, beat until blended. Add remaining 5 eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each, then beat until dough is smooth and shiny, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Working in batches, transfer dough to pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch plain round tip. Pipe 1- to 1 1/4-inch mounds, spaced about 2 inches apart, onto prepared baking sheets. Using wet finger, smooth tops of mounds.
- Bake puffs 15 minutes. Reverse baking sheets. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Continue to bake until puffs are dry, firm, and deep golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes longer. Cool puffs on baking sheets.
- For assembly:
- Cut each puff horizontally in half; pull out any soft dough. Fill puff bottoms with 1 tablespoon lemon-cream filling. Place egg-shaped candy atop filling, if desired. Press on puff tops to adhere.
- Place white chocolate in medium metal bowl. Set bowl over small saucepan of barely simmering water. Stir until chocolate is soft and almost melted. Remove from over water; stir until completely melted and smooth. Using teaspoon, drizzle white chocolate decoratively over each cream puff. Arrange filled puffs on platter. Refrigerate until chocolate glaze sets, at least 15 minutes and up to 3 hours.
LEMON CURD FOR CREAM PUFFS
Use this recipe to make our Cream Puffs with Lemon Mousse and Blueberry Sauce.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes about 3/4 cup
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Whisk together egg, yolks, sugar, lemon zest and juice, and salt. Bring to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly. Cook until mixture is thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl. Whisk in butter. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of lemon curd, and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
CREAM PUFFS I
Puff pastry with a custard cream filling. Garnish with melted chocolate or a dusting of confectioners' sugar.
Provided by MYFBIL
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 1h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- For the custard: In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 5 tablespoons flour and a pinch of salt. Stir in milk, a little at a time, until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 60 seconds, then pour a small amount of hot liquid into the 2 egg yolks, and stir. Then return now heated egg yolks to saucepan and stir, over heat, until mixture starts to bubble again. Remove from heat, add vanilla. Cover and chill in refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- For the pastry: In a medium saucepan, combine shortening and water and bring to a boil. Sift together 1 cup flour and a pinch of salt and pour all at once into boiling mixture. Stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat, and add eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously after each addition. Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet, or pipe into desired shape.
- Bake 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake 25 minutes more, or until golden. Cool completely, split, fill with custard, and replace tops.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 calories, Carbohydrate 25.1 g, Cholesterol 120.4 mg, Fat 14.4 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 81.2 mg, Sugar 12.5 g
OLD-FASHIONED CREAM PUFFS WITH CHANTILLY CREAM FILLING
Make and share this Old-Fashioned Cream Puffs With Chantilly Cream Filling recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Jacquie
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 2 dozen, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine water and butter in a heavy saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until butter is melted and water comes to a boil.
- Add all the flour and salt.
- Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until mixture is smooth and leaves side of pan, forming a ball.
- Turn off heat and add first egg. Beat until well mixed. (You can use an electric mixer to beat in eggs.
- Continue adding eggs, one at a time, beating well after the addition of each egg.
- Add the egg white last.
- Beat until smooth.
- Cover lightly and let stand until cool.
- Spoon pastry into icing bag with a 1-inch plain piping tube attached and pipe into large puffs on a lightly-greased baking sheet. Do not place too close together.
- Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven for 8 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes longer or until dry.
- Do not under cook or they will "fall" and be unrecoverable.
- As soon as the puffs have been removed from the oven, make a slit in the side of each.
- Let cool thoroughly on wire racks.
- Filling: Whip the cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Add confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating gently. Add the brandy, a small amount at a time. Fold in the egg white gently, but thoroughly.
- Make a small hole in the side of each puff with the tip of a small knife.
- Pipe whipped cream into each puff.
- Dust generously with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 148.7, Fat 12.3, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 81.4, Sodium 80.8, Carbohydrate 7, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 1.5, Protein 2.9
EASY CREAM PUFFS WITH VANILLA FILLING
Every time my family has a get together, my Aunt Bev is in charge of bringing the cream puffs. No matter how many times I've asked her for the recipe, I continue to lose it. I figured posting it here would keep it at hand forever. Don't let the steps involved trick you--these will be the easiest (and most delicious!) puffs you'll ever try!
Provided by Battle in Seattle
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- For the puffs: Preheat oven to 400.
- Heat water and butter to a rolling boil in a medium sized saucepan. Turn heat down to low, and stir in flour with wooden spoon. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball.
- Remove from heat, and either place mixture into stand mixer or have a hand mixer ready. Add eggs all at one time, and beat everything together until smooth and shiny.
- Drop dough by scant 1/4 cup 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 35-40 minutes until puffed and golden brown. (Do not pull out too early or they will "fall." It is better to slightly overbake than to underbake!).
- Remove from oven, and cool to room temperature.
- For the filling: While the puffs are baking, in a medium to large mixer bowl, blend pudding with milk until all lumps are gone on low speed.
- Add whipping cream, and beat on medium speed for two minutes or until soft to semi-firm peaks form. Refrigerate mixture until puffs are ready to be filled.
- For the icing: Melt chocolate and butter over low heat in small saucepan. Remove from heat; stir in confectioner's sugar and about 2 tablespoons of hot water (more or less). Beat until smooth. Consistency should be able to "drizzle.".
- Assembly: Either cut tops off completely, or cut to the back to leave a "hinge." Fill puffs with pudding mix, replace tops, then drizzle with chocolate icing. Refrigerate until serving time. Best served day of.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 369.6, Fat 27.1, SaturatedFat 16.4, Cholesterol 150.6, Sodium 226.6, Carbohydrate 28.2, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 17.5, Protein 5
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the taste of your cream puffs.
- Make sure your oven is preheated before you start baking. This will help the cream puffs rise evenly.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing will make the cream puffs tough.
- Bake the cream puffs until they are golden brown. This will ensure that they are cooked through.
- Let the cream puffs cool completely before filling them. This will help the cream filling to set.
- Use a piping bag to fill the cream puffs. This will make the process easier and neater.
- Store the cream puffs in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They will keep for up to 2 days.
Conclusion:
Cream puffs are a classic French pastry that is perfect for any occasion. They are light, airy, and filled with a delicious cream filling. With a little practice, you can easily make cream puffs at home. So next time you are looking for a special treat, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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