Cream Puffs

8 ingredients
16 steps

Ingredients

  • 24 small puffs
  • 1 c. flour, sift before measuring
  • 1 c. milk
  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 4 eggs
  • whipped cream or Cool Whip
  • chocolate icing

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat milk and butter.
  2. 2
    Bring these ingredients to the boiling point.
  3. 3
    Add the sifted flour and salt.
  4. 4
    Cook and stir the batter until it leaves the sides of the pan and forms a ball.
  5. 5
    Remove it from the fire.
  6. 6
    Beat in, one at a time, the eggs.
  7. 7
    Be careful to beat 1 egg until well blended before adding the next.
  8. 8
    Place spoonfuls of batter on a cooking sheet.
  9. 9
    Heap it well in the middle.
  10. 10
    Allow 2 inches between the puffs.
  11. 11
    Bake in a hot 375° oven for 20 minutes.
  12. 12
    Reduce the heat to 350° and bake them 5 minutes longer.
  13. 13
    Test the puffs by removing one from the oven.
  14. 14
    If it does not fall, it is thoroughly done.
  15. 15
    When the puffs are cooled, cut almost in half and fill with whipped cream or Cool Whip.
  16. 16
    Put chocolate icing on top.

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