Cream Puffs

Dear Readers,

Who can resist the decadent cream puff the Julia received on her birthday in Paris? Not me! Here is a great recipe for the cream puff. I happened to take a short cut and serve it with vanilla pudding instead of the traditional custard.

Ingredients

1 cup water
4 Tbsp butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
4 eggs
 whipped cream, vanilla pudding or other filling

Preparation

1. heat oven to 375 degrees F

2. add water, butter and salt in heavy sauce pan and bring jut to a boil

3. remove pan from the heat and add the flour all at once, stirring with a wooden spoon until the dough forms a ball. Let rest 2 minutes.

4. add whole eggs one at a time, beating well. Dough should be stiff but smooth.

5. in 1/4 cup amounts, drop onto baking sheet about 3 inches apart

6. Bake about 35 minutes until puffed and golden brown


Bon Appetit!



Adapted from the WI State Fair Cream Puffs

White Lasagna

Dear Readers,

In all of this wonderful winter, we see a lot of white beautiful snow. So, white lasagna in the winter.....Yum!

Saute: 1 cup chopped onions and 4-6 stalks celery chopped

4 cups chopped mushrooms
1 large container ricotta cheese
Italian spices to taste
salt and pepper to taste
lasagna no boil noodles
white Italian sausage, cooked and chopped

Layer ingredients and pour milk (whole would work best) up to the middle of the lasagna pan
Top with cheddar cheese

Cover and bake at 350 about 75 minutes or until noodles are done.

Bon Appetit!