CHERRY CREAM PUFF RING

Cherry Cream Puff Ring image

Provided by Carole Tedeschi

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup water
½ cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1 cup milk
¾ cup daily sour cream
1 package (3 ¾ ounces) vanilla instant pudding (i like french vanilla, if i can find it)
¼ tsp almond extract
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 400 º.
2. Heat water & butter to boiling in 1 quart saucepan; stir in flour Stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute Remove from heat.
3. Add eggs; 1 at a time beat until smooth
4. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheet to form an 8 inch ring (for Valentine's Day I make a heart shape) Smooth with a spatula
5. Bake until puffed & golden; around 50-60 minutes.
6. Cool
7. Cut off top with a sharp knife; pull out any soft dough.
8. Beat milk, sour cream, pudding mix (dry) and extract in a small bowl until blended, about 1 minute.
9. Fill cream puff ring with the pudding mixture
10. Spoon ½ cup cherry pie filling onto pudding mixture
11. Replace top of cream puff and spoon the rest of the cherry pie filling on top
12. Refrigerate until serving time.