Best Melt In Your Mouth Cream Puffs Recipes

HOLIDAY APPETIZER PUFFS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the water, butter and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Immediately cut a slit in puffs to allow steam to escape. When cool, split puffs open; remove tops and set aside. Discard soft dough from inside. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth. Stir in the remaining filling ingredients. Just before serving, spoon filling into puffs; replace tops.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH PECAN PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Cream butter and sugar; add vanilla.
• Stir in flour and nuts.
• Roll into small (1 inch) balls.
• Bake for 27 minutes.
• Remove from oven, roll in powdered sugar while hot.
• Cool.

PEPPERMINT MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes or until firm enough to handle., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in milk, extract and, if desired, food coloring. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cookies; sprinkle with crushed candies. Store in an airtight container.

MELT -IN- YOUR- MOUTH CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Popovers: Mix all ingredients in large bowl.
• Half fill greased muffin tins w/ mixture.
• Put in cold oven and set temp to 450 degrees F.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees F.
• Bake for another 15-20 minutes.
• Test one: make sure it is crispy outside and moist inside.
• Filling: Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and egg yolks in a bowl.
• Add warm milk slowly to sugar mixture.
• Pour back into a sauce pan and cook over med.
• heat stirring constantly until thickened.
• Add vanilla/melted butter and cool completely.
• Spoon into popovers.
• Cover w/ chocolate sauce and serve.

CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Heat water and butter to a rolling boil, stir in flower.
• Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball (about 1 minute).
• Remove from heat, mix in eggs all at once until smooth.
• Drop 1/4 cup at a time on ungreased baking sheet, bake 35-40 minutes until golden.
• Cool completely.
• Cut off tops and pull out any soft dough from the inside.
• Fill empty puffs with your favorite pudding (I like chocolate).
• Replace tops and dust with powdered sugar.
• Refrigerate until serving.