cream puffs - Chocolate Gluten Free Cream Puffs

By tinathorn

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk of choice (full-fat 2%, 1% or non-fat)
• 8 Tablespoon (1/2 cup/1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup Carla's Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour Blend Recipe
• 1/4 cup gluten-free unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Hershey's)
• 3 large eggs
• The Perfect Sweetened Whipped Cream Recipe
• Smucker's Hot Fudge (optional)

Details

Servings 20
Adapted from glutenfreerecipebox.com

Preparation

Step 1

Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat. If you do not own one, try parchment paper instead. Preheat your oven to 360°F.
Add milk, butter, and salt to a medium-size saucepan and bring to a boil.
In a bowl, whisk together flour blend and cocoa powder.
Remove from heat, add the flour mixture and quickly stir using a wooden spoon over medium heat. Stir until smooth, about 2 minutes.
Transfer the dough to a bowl and beat for 30 seconds using a stand mixer or a bit longer for a handheld. Then allow it to cool for about 2 minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time and beat until fluffy, about 1 minute each. (This is a crucial step.)
Transfer the dough to a pastry bag fitted with a large, plain tip (no. 5). (Alternatively, use a gallon-size resealable storage bag and cut about 1/3-inch off one of the corners.)
Hold the bag perpendicular to the baking sheet and squeeze enough dough to form a 1-1/2-inch circle, about 1 1/4-inches high. Space 1 to 2 inches apart.Bake for 1 hour and until they puff up. (They will crack a little bit, which is completely fine.)
Remove from oven and immediately transfer the gluten free cream puffs to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once cool, slice off one-third from the top of each puff.
Right before you are ready to serve them, fill with a light-weight filling such as sweetened whipped cream or chocolate mousse.
Store leftover cream puffs in a resealable storage bag in the freezer. They defrost at room temperature in about 5 minutes.
Tips

You have a choice of tapioca flour or cornstarch in my flour recipe. I used cornstarch.