Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Preparation
- Heat the oven to 375 F. Prepare a baking sheet by layering a piece of parchment paper or a silicone sheet.
- Beat the eggs in a small bowl and set aside.
- Place the butter, sugar, and water in a pan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add the flour to the pan and incorporate into the butter mixture by stirring very quickly. Turn off the heat and remove the pan from the stove.
- Add the beaten eggs slowly into the pan with the dough mixture, stirring well with a wooden spoon until smooth and even.
- Fill a piping bag?or sturdy zip-close bag with a snipped corner?with the dough.
- Gently squeeze out 8 small mounds of dough onto the baking sheet and even out the surface of each ball with wet hands.
- Bake the puff pastry for 30 minutes. Allow the puffs to cool on a cooling rack.
Custard Cream Preparation
- Cut the puffs in half horizontally. Reserve the tops.
- In a medium-sized pan, mix the egg yolks and sugar, stirring well.
- Add the flour into the pan and mix well.
- Gradually add the warm milk into the egg mixture, stirring constantly.
- Place the pan on low heat and stir the mixture constantly until thickened, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add the melted butter, mixing well.
- Let the cream cool off, covered in plastic wrap.
- Fill the bottom halves of puffs with a dollop of custard cream and cover with the top halves.
- Dust the finished cream puffs with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition
Notes
Feel free to customize the cream puffs with different fillings or flavors to cater to your taste preferences.
