Cream Puffs With Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
PUFFS
1/4 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
TANGY VANILLA FILLING
3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
3 cup milk
4 egg yolks
8 oz sour cream or plain yogurt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
CARAMEL SAUCE
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/3 cup light cream
2 tbsp light corn syrup
1 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
Preparation
CREAM PUFFS: In a medium saucepan, combine butter, 1 cup water, and
1/8 ts. salt. Bring to boiling. Add flour all at once, stirring
vigorously. Cook and stir till mixture forms a ball that doesn't
separate. Remove from heat. Cool 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a
time, beating with a wooden spoon after each addition till smooth.
Drop batter by heaping tablespoons, 3 inches apart, onto a greased
baking sheet. Bake in a 400 oven for 30 to 35 minutes or till golden.
Cool on a wire rack. Split puffs and remove any soft dough from
inside. Fill TANGY VANILLA FILLING: In a heavy medium saucepan,
combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium
heat till mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2
minutes more. Remove from heat. Gradually stir about 1 cup of the
hot mixture into beaten egg yolks. Return all of the egg mixture to
the saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat. Cook and stir for
2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour pudding
into a bowl. Cover the surface with clear plastic wrap. Chill. Before
filling cream puffs, stir in sour cream or yogurt. CARAMEL SAUCE: In
a heavy saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Stir in 1/4 cup water.
Stir in cream and corn syrup. Cook and stir till bubbly (mixture may
appear curdled). Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
Stir in butter and vanilla. Cool slightly and spoon over filled cream
puffs.
Servings: 10
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