The foundation of the perfect cream puff is light, airy pâte à choux, which is made with eggs, flour, and butter. Once the cream puffs are shaped and baked, they're filled with a rich homemade pastry cream.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes about 28
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
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Syed Uzair
[email protected]I made these cream puffs for a party and they were a hit! Everyone loved them. I will definitely be making them again.
Sally Juma
[email protected]These cream puffs were delicious! The dough was light and fluffy and the filling was creamy and flavorful.
Shamshad Akhtar
[email protected]I've made these cream puffs several times and they always turn out great. They're a bit time-consuming to make, but they're worth it.
Prescila Halican
[email protected]These cream puffs were easy to make and they turned out great. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Todd Thurman
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of cream puffs, but these were actually really good. The dough was light and fluffy and the filling was delicious.
Gina Trovillo
[email protected]These cream puffs were a bit challenging to make, but they were worth it. They were delicious and everyone loved them.
Birungi Duncan
[email protected]I made these cream puffs for a party and they were a hit! Everyone loved them. I will definitely be making them again.
Tumi Tladi
[email protected]These cream puffs were delicious! The dough was light and fluffy and the filling was creamy and flavorful.
Belinda Smith
[email protected]I've made these cream puffs several times and they always turn out great. They're a bit time-consuming to make, but they're worth it.
Noor Nabi
[email protected]These cream puffs were easy to make and they turned out great. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Deng Awut Machar
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of cream puffs, but these were actually really good. The dough was light and fluffy and the filling was delicious.
apurna akter
[email protected]These cream puffs were a bit challenging to make, but they were worth it. They were delicious and everyone loved them.
Jar Laka Da Mar
[email protected]I made these cream puffs for a party and they were a hit! Everyone loved them. I will definitely be making them again.
Bangiswa Julia
[email protected]These cream puffs are so light and fluffy! The filling is also very tasty. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Khalid Khann
[email protected]I've made these cream puffs several times and they always turn out great. They're a bit time-consuming to make, but they're worth it.
Arwa Ibrahim
[email protected]These cream puffs were amazing! The dough was easy to work with and the filling was delicious. I will definitely be making these again.