Savory Cream Puffs Recipe
Ingredients
Cream Puff Paste:
1 cup (250 ml) water
1/2 cup (125 g) butter
Pinch of salt
1 cup (150 g) all-purpose flour
4 eggs
Filling:
4 oz. (100 g) cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Pinch of celery salt
1 tablespoon chopped chives
1/4 to 1/3 cup (50 to 100 ml) milk
Garnish:
Stuffed olives dill pickles, walnut halves, candied cherries, strips of red pepper
Directions
To make cream puff paste, heat water, butter and salt in a medium saucepan over low heat.
When butter has melted, increase heat and bring to a boil.
Remove pan from heat; add flour all at once.
Mix with a wooden spoon to make a paste.
Return to heat and beat until mixture forms a smooth ball.
Cool.
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
Grease baking sheets.
Beat eggs into cooled mixture one at a time.
Pipe or spoon mixture in small balls onto greased baking sheets.
Bake about 20 minutes or until crisp and golden brown.
Remove from baking sheets.
Cut puffs in half; cool on a rack.
To make filling, put cream cheese, paprika, celery salt and chives into a small bowl.
Beat in enough milk to give a piping consistency.
Put filling into a pastry bag fitted with a fluted nozzle.
Use two-thirds of mixture to fill cooled puffs.
Top with rosettes of remaining filling.
Add a selection of garnishes as illustrated.
When butter has melted, increase heat and bring to a boil.
Remove pan from heat; add flour all at once.
Mix with a wooden spoon to make a paste.
Return to heat and beat until mixture forms a smooth ball.
Cool.
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
Grease baking sheets.
Beat eggs into cooled mixture one at a time.
Pipe or spoon mixture in small balls onto greased baking sheets.
Bake about 20 minutes or until crisp and golden brown.
Remove from baking sheets.
Cut puffs in half; cool on a rack.
To make filling, put cream cheese, paprika, celery salt and chives into a small bowl.
Beat in enough milk to give a piping consistency.
Put filling into a pastry bag fitted with a fluted nozzle.
Use two-thirds of mixture to fill cooled puffs.
Top with rosettes of remaining filling.
Add a selection of garnishes as illustrated.