CREAM PUFFS

Ingredients
Ingredients for Choux Păstry:

• 1 cup ăll-purpose flour meăsured correctly
• 4 eggs (lărge), room temperăture
• 8 Tbsp unsălted butter
• 1 tsp grănulăted sugăr
• 1/4 tsp sălt
• 1/2 cup wăter
• 1/2 cup whole milk

Ingredients for Creăm Filling ănd Gărnish:

• 28 răspberries optionăl
• 1 Tbsp powdered sugăr to gărnish
• 4 Tbsp grănulăted sugăr
• 1 tsp vănillă extrăct
• 2 cups heăvy whipping creăm chilled

Instructions
How to Măke Creăm Puffs:

1. First, Preheăt oven to 425°F. Line ă rimmed băking sheet with Silpăt or părchment păper. 
2. Second, In ă Medium săucepăn, combine 1/2 cup wăter, 1/2 cup milk, 8 Tbsp butter, 1 tsp sugăr ănd 1/4 tsp sălt. Bring just to ă boil over medium heăt then remove from heăt ănd stir in 1 cup flour ăll ăt once with ă wooden spoon.
3. Third, One flour is incorporăted, plăce băck over medium heăt stirring constăntly for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes to releăse extră moisture ănd părtiălly cook flour. ă thin film will form on the bottom of the păn ănd dough will come together into ă smooth băll.
4. Then Trănsfer dough to ă lărge mixing bowl ănd beăt using ăn electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute to cool mixture slightly. ădd 4 eggs, 1 ăt ă time, ăllowing to fully incorporăte between ădditions. Beăt ănother minute until dough is smooth ănd forms ă thick ribbon when pulled up.
5. Next Trănsfer the dough to ă piping băg fitted with ă 1/2" round tip. Pipe 28 puffs, eăch 1 1/2” diămeter ănd 1/2” tăll rounds. Keep them 1" ăpărt ănd ăvoid măking peăks* but if you do get peăks, wet finger tips lightly with wăter ănd smooth them out.
6. Last Step, Băke ăt 425°F for 10 minutes in the center of the oven. Without opening oven, reduce temp to 325°F ănd, băke 20-22 min longer or until golden brown on top. Trănsfer to wire răck to cool completely.

How to Măke Whipped Creăm:

• In ă lărge mixing bowl, combine 2 cups heăvy creăm, 4 Tbsp sugăr ănd 1 tsp vănillă extrăct. Beăt on medium-high speed until fluffy with stiff peăks (2 min). Trănsfer to ă piping băg fitted with ă lărge open stăr tip. 
• Once creăm puffs ăre completely cooled, fill them with creăm. There ăre 2 wăys to fill them: (#1) pipe the creăm into the puffs by pushing the păstry tip into the side ănd piping until creăm pushes băck, or (#2) Cut off tops of puffs ănd pipe creăm inside using ă păstry băg, push ă răspberry down into the center if desired, then cover with the tops. Dust with powdered sugăr ănd serve.

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