Shu Cream

I'VE GOT PUFFS OF CREAM

[edit] Background

Cream puffs are called as shu cream in Japan.

Submitted by --icepaxx 23:37, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Let's Cook

[edit] Ingredients

• 3 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 eggs - 2 eggs
• For custard cream filling: 2 tbsps flour / 1/2 cup sugar / 1 cup milk / 2 egg yolks / 1 tbsp melted butter
• Powdered sugar

[edit] Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Beat eggs in a bowl. Put butter, sugar, and water in a pan and bring to a boil.
3. Add flour in the butter mixture and stir quickly.
4. Stop the heat.
5. Add eggs slowly in the mixture and mix well.
6. Put the dough in a plastic bag to squeeze out as small mounds.
7. Make 8 or 9 mounds of dough on an oven pan.
8. Bake them in the 375 degree F oven for 30 minutes.
9. Cool the puffs and cut them in halves horizontally.
10. Make custard cream as follows.
11. Mix egg yolks and sugar in a pan.
12. Add sifted flour in the pan and mix well.
13. Add warm milk in the pan gradually.
14. Place the pan on low heat and stir the mixture constantly until thickened.
15. Stop the heat and add melted butter and stir well.
16. Cool the custard cream.
17. Fill the bottom halves of puffs with custard cream and place the top halves.
18. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

[edit] Important Notes

• Makes 8 or 9 puffs.

[edit] User Experiences

5/5 - Keeti

"Like a dream, the puffs were airy and fluffy inside with a nice light crust. The custard cream was just delicious and the perfect consistency. I used a hand mixer when mixing the egg yolks, sugar and flour for the custard cream. I used a makeshift double boiler to cook the custard (I put the pot with the custard slightly submerged in gently boiling water that was in a larger pot I had on the burner), and I omitted the last tablespoon of melted butter. I cooked the puffs on a buttered cookie sheet checking them every few minutes. I put them in at 450 degrees until the tips were golden brown (about 10 minutes) then lowered the heat to 350 until the rest of the puffs became a light golden (about 7 minutes) and then lowered the heat to 250 and cooked them until done (about 5 mins). I found the cooking process was actually a lot less fuss than I had anticipated. I am sure I will make them again soon... considering my little sister said she would like 1 million of them for her birthday in June! Thank you for this recipe!"