Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Profiteroles (Cream Puffs)

Category: Desserts

Ingredients and Directions

---PROFITEROLES---

1/2 cup margarine or butter (1 stick)

1 cup water

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup flour

4 each eggs

---FILLING---

1/2 pt heavy cream, whipped

4 oz unsweetened chocolate (4 squares)

6 tablespoon butter or margarine

4 tablespoon corn syrup

In saucepan, mix margarine or butter, water, salt; bring to boil. Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously. Cook, stir until mix forms ball that doesn't separate. Remove from heat. Cool 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating with wood spoon after each egg until smooth. Drop by teaspoon-sized balls onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees, 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden. Remove from oven. Split each Profiterole for steam to escape; remove soft dough from inside. Cool on wire rack. FILLING: Fill each Profiterole with cream. Place on serving plate. Melt chocolate, butter, syrup over gentle heat. Pour over Profiteroles, serve immediately.