Custard Fillings For Cream Puffs From Absolute Boyfriend Recipes

Steps:

• 1. HEAT MILK AND ADD CORNSTARCH, SALT AND SUGAR. MIX. BEAT EGG YOLKS AND ADD TO MIXTURE. COOK OVER LOW HEAT UNTIL THICK, STIRRING CONSTANTLY. COOL. ADD VANILLA TO TASTE. PIPE COOLED FILLING INTO PUFFS WITH COOKIE GUN IF YOU HAVE IT. DRIZZLE WITH MELTED CHOCOLATE. RERFIGERATE.
• 2. RECIPE FOR SHELLS: 1/2 CUP SHORTENING, 1/8 TEASPOON SALT, 1 CUP BOILING WATER, 1 CUP SIFTED ALL PURPOSE FLOUR, 4 EGGS
• 3. PREHEAT OVEN TO 450 F. IN MEDUIM SAUCEPAN, COMBINE SHORTENING, SALT AND BOILING WATER AND HEAT UNTIL ENTIRE MIXTURE FORMS A BALL. REMOVE FROM HEAT AND ADD EGGS, ONE AT A TIME,BEATING THOROUGHLY AFTER EACH EGG. CONTINUE TO BEAT UNTIL MIXTURE IS THIS AND SHINY.
• 4. USE AN ICECREAM SCOOP TO PLACE ON UNGREASED COOKIE SHEET. BAKE 20 MINUTES THEN REDUCE HEAT TO 350 F. THEN CONTINUE TO CHECK UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN AND SOUND HOLLOW WHEN TAPPED. OVEN TEMPS AND TIMES VARY. COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE FILLING. I USE MY COOKIE GUN TO INSERT THE TUBE INTO THE CENTER
• 5. DRIZZLE WITH MELTED CHOCOLATE OR SPRINKLE WITH POWDERED SUGAR.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 420 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Do not grease baking sheet, as the grease will cause the dough to flatten.
• Cut up butter into small pieces. In a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the water and butter; bring mixture to a full rolling boil.
• Remove pan from the heat and add flour all at once, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon until blended. Reduce heat to medium; return pan to heat and continue stirring until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and forms a ball. Remove from heat and transfer the dough to the bowl of a mixer. With the paddle attachment, mix at low speed until the dough has cooled slightly.
• In a small bowl, add eggs and egg whites; Whisk until mixed together. At medium speed, beat the eggs/egg whites in slowly (at first the eggs will act like they don't want to mix in, but they will). When all the eggs are absorbed, the dough is ready to use. The dough should be soft and a little sticky, but be able to hold its shape.
• Place dough into bag. Cut the end off one corner with scissors, to make an opening about 1/4 inch. Squeeze the mixture onto the baking pan.
• Bake for a total of about 20 minutes. At 1 minutes into the baking, lower heat to 375 degrees F. and continue baking until golden brown. Approximately 5 to 10 minutes longer for the small puffs, and 15 to 20 minutes longer for large puffs.
• Remove from the oven and immediately prick the lower side of each puff with the tips of something sharp. Turn off oven and return puffs to the oven. Leave the door open slightly and allow the puffs to dry out for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove them from the oven and let puffs cool completely on the baking sheet on a wire rack before filling.

Steps:

• 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 for 1 minute, 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 until mixture starts to bubble again. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Cover and chill in refrigerator till ready to use.