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Cream Puffs with Spun-Sugar Clouds Recipe

Offer these cream puffs with spun-sugar clouds as a surprise at the end of the evening, long after the wedding cake has been devoured.
Martha Stewart Weddings, Fall 2010
  • Yield Makes about 50
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs, plus 1 large egg white (optional)
  • Pastry Cream Pastry Cream
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 batches Spun-Sugar Clouds Spun-Sugar Clouds

Directions

  1. Bring butter, sugar, salt, and the water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat, and; quickly stir in flour. Return pan to . Cook over medium-high heat; stirconstantly until mixture pulls away from sides and a film forms on bottom of pan, about 3 minutes.

  2. Transfer to mixer bowl; beat on low speed until slightly cooler, about 1 minute. Raise speed to medium, and beat in eggs one at a time. Beat beating until a soft peak forms when you touch batter with a finger. If peak does not form, lightly beat in remainingegg white.

  3. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Trace 1 1/2-inch round cutter, trace inside of round circles on parchment, 2 inches apart; on prepared sheets flip parchment over so writing won't touch food; then flip parchment. Place batter in a pastry bag fittedwith a 1/2-inch plain tip (such as Ateco #806); pipe batter to fill circles. Smooth peaks with a moistened , rounding tops finger to ensure even rising. Freeze on baking sheets until firm, about 30 minutes.

  4. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake puffs until are puffed and pale golden brown all over, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completelyin pans on wire racks. Store in an airtight containerat room temperature up to overnight.

  5. Shortly before serving, whisk pastry cream to soften. Beat heavy cream in mixer bowl on medium-high until stiff peaks form. In a separate bowl, . Working in two batches, fold whipped cream into pastry cream with a rubber spatula. Place in a pastry bag with a 1/8-inch plain tip (such as Ateco #800). Insert tip into bottom of each puff; squeeze bag to fill. Refrigerate in an airtightcontainer. Serve within a few hours, topping each with a spun-sugar cloud.

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