Cream Puffs

By Leiah101

This recipe goes back generations in my family. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• Puffs:
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup crisco
• 1 cup flour
• 4 eggs
• Filling:
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 cups milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425

Puff:
Boil water. Add crisco and stir until it melts. Turn heat to low and add flour slowly and stir until it forms a round ball. Cool for 5 minutes (very important cuz if its too hot it cooks the egg). Add 1 egg at a time, stirring after each. After all eggs are in, stir really well!

Place 1/2-1 tsp ball on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 15min at 425; then lower heat to 400 and bake additional 15 minutes.

Filling:
In saucepan, mix flour, sugar and eggs. Heat milk separetly. Slowly add heated milk to flour mixture. Stir well (constantly). When it starts to thicken, whip it with a wire whisk. Cool. Stir in vanilla.

Cut puffs in half and fill. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or top with frosting.