Cream Puffs

This is an easy dessert favourite.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoon butter 
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 egg
• chocolate whipped cream, see below
• powdered sugar

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 425 F.
• Put water, butter, and salt in a small saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, breaking butter into pieces to speed melting.
• As soon as butter is melted and water boiling, add flour all at once.
• Stir vigorously, until mixture clings together and resembles cornmeal mush.
• Remove from hear immediately.
• Beat egg and gradually add to slightly cooled flour mixture, beating well.
• Spoon batter into 2 mounds at least 3 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes
• Reduce heat to 325 F.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes more crisp and golden brown.
• Turn off oven
• Stick a sharp knife into the side of each puff to release steam.
• Close oven for about 20 minutes to let puffs dry.
• Coll on a wire rack.
• Prepare chocolate whipped cream.
• Slice off tops of puffs.
• Press inside dough to bottom and sides.
• Fill puffs with chocolate whipped cream.
• Replace tops.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Chocolate Whipped Cream

Ingredients:

• 2 mounded tablespoon chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoon sugar
• dash salt
• 2/3 cup of whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee powder (if desired)

Directions:

• Combine chocolate chips, sugar, salt, and 3 tablespoons of the whipping cream in a small saucepan.
• Warm and stir over very low heat until chocolate chips are melted and blended into the cream.
• Remove from heat
• Gradually blend in the remaining cream, vanilla, and instant coffee powder.
• Pour into a medium bowl.
• Refrigerate with beaters.
• When chilled, whip until stiff.