Naturally
Gluten-Free Desserts
CREAM PUFF PASTRIES
Vintage Recipe
Makes 12 puffs, or
24 eclairs
INGREDIENTS
½ Cup Butter
1 Cup Water
1 Cup GF Cup4Cup
Flour Blend, any brand
¼ Tsp Salt
4 Eggs, Room
Temperature
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven
to 425°F
Two baking sheets
lined with parchment paper
Combine the
water, butter, and salt in a medium-sized saucepan, heat until the butter has
melted, and bring to a rolling boil. Turn the heat to medium and add the flour
all at once. Use a wooden spoon and begin stirring vigorously. Continue to cook
over medium heat, stirring all the while, until the mixture begins to smooth
out and follows the spoon around the pan. Continue mixing until the dough pulls
away from the sides of pot and begins to form a ball. Remove the pan from the
heat, and let the mixture cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
Transfer the
mixture to a mixer, and beat in the eggs one at a time; it'll look curdled at
first, but when you add the last egg it should become smooth. Beat for at least
2 minutes after adding the last egg.
Cream Puffs – Use a medium cookie scoop, or muffin scoop, and
drop the thick batter onto the prepared baking sheets about 3" apart, to
allow for expansion.
Éclairs – Use a pastry bag and pipe 5" logs about 1/2" to 3/4"
in diameter.
Bake the pastries
for 15 minutes, and then reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and bake for an
additional 25 minutes, until pastries are a medium golden brown. Don't open the
oven door while the pastries are baking.
Remove the pastries from the oven, and turn the
oven off. With a wood skewer or cake tester make a small hole in the top of
each, and return them to the oven for 5 minutes, to allow the steam to escape. Leave
the oven door slightly ajar. When done, place them on a rack to cool. When they're cool
enough to handle, split each in half to make top and bottom pieces; splitting
and exposing the centers to air will help keep them from becoming soggy. Then
fill and frost with your favorite fillings/frostings.
NOTE: Always read labels carefully
CarolAnne Le Blanc
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