Homemade Custard Puffs & Recipe
Recently, my girl was complaining that she didn't want to bring Gardenia bread to school anymore.....
Haiz...nowadays teenagers are really fussy! To make my girl shut her mouth automatically, I decided to get her some cream puffs to school the next day. After all, she did mention that those are her favourites before.
Fortunately, a friend of mine is currently selling homemade cream puffs as her part-time job. And I got a big box from her. Upon receiving the cream puffs, I fell in love with them! They were kinda small (you can gobble one up with a mouth). Best eaten when they were just out of the refrigerator!
Ingredients:-
1/2 cup white sugar
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
2 cups milk
2 egg yolks, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
4 eggs
1) For the custard: In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 5 tablespoons flour and a pinch of salt. Stir in milk, a little at a time, until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 60 seconds, then pour a small amount of hot liquid into the 2 egg yolks, and stir. Then return now heated egg yolks to saucepan and stir, over heat, until mixture starts to bubble again. Remove from heat, add vanilla. Cover and chill in refrigerator.
2) Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
3) For the pastry: In a medium saucepan, combine shortening and water and bring to a boil. Sift together 1 cup flour and a pinch of salt and pour all at once into boiling mixture. Stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat, and add eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously after each addition. Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet, or pipe into desired shape.
4) Bake 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake 25 minutes more, or until golden. Cool completely, split, fill with custard, and replace tops.
Happy Baking~~~don't forget to drop me a comment to share your results with me!!
*p/s: good news for those lazy-to-bake ones, just make a phone call to make an order for your delicious custard puffs.
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24 comments:
hey Thanks for dropping by my blog ! you have a lovely blog ! love those puffs looks so soft that they would melt in the mouth ! i wish i had stayed near by ti buy those !
It looks fantastic and delicious.I'm going to try it soon and Thank you for visiting my blog.You have wonderful collection.
tell your girl that I have the feeling too on bringing gardenia bread to skool. I had done that from my year 1 of secondary until finishede form 5. I am very tired with that too, luckily I have some saving and I used them to buy some lunch set from canteen and sit together with friend, else I will always be the out cast to eat gardenia alone.
Ah...I'm such a lazy bug to follow all the complicated steps one by one.
I am so glad to discover your blog! Thanks for visiting mine.
I would like to send you the ribs recipe but cannot locate an email address for you. Can you email me at : tasteslikehome@gmail.com and I will send it to you.
These are beautiful! I bet my daughter would love to get cream puffs in her lunch box!
[Pooja]
You could try the recipe at home.
[Kalaivani]
Yeah, they were really yummy! I just can't stop taking them!
[Steven Goh]
My girl is picky. She does not like her canteen food too. So, she has to bring Gardenia lah :)
[Little Box]
Haha, you are like me! Just pick up the phone and call then!
[Cynthia]
You are welcome. I would send you an email later for the recipe of the ribs :)
[5 Star Foodie]
I think all kids love custard puffs. I also love it very much!
Oh my. these puffs look so good. Are you sure you didn't buy them from the bakery??? lol. I think I will try to make these one day.
hey, you've got a really cool blog here and thanks for stopping by mine!
[Ch3rri]
It's home made, not from the bakery. Remember to put in the fridge before taking, very nice!
[CUMI & amp;CIKI]
I am glad that you like my blog! Thank you for visiting !
Hey, thanks for visiting my blog. Your cream puffs look good. Nothing like bringing home-made food to school. Nostalgic feel suddenly overcame me ....
yumm! they look perfect!!! Im drooling!
ya.... I agree with you. Nowadays ah... the kid are so demanding. Sometime I have to create cut shapes sandwich and side dish for her. Arghh..... sometime is so tired some. ^-^
Wow, home made custars puffs, absolutely delicious! No wonder your daughter liked them, you're a wonderful mom.
I'm same with Steven too.. Everyday bring gardenia bread to school from standard one until Form 6. Can you believe that? I find it hard to believe now *wink*
I always want to try making these puffs. How long do u take to make them? Your custard puffs look great! I had made some raisin and seed rolls for my family. You may give it a try.
Thanks for dropping by my blog !
The puffs looks nice~yummy
They look so pretty. I made these once as part of the Daring Bakers' Challenge. I think I prefer custard filling.
As for teenagres, they're like that everywhere. I have one too.:)
You are definitely great in baking this cream puff! It looks delicious!
I bet those puffs were delicious! And I bet your daughter's friends were jealous :)
[Timothy Low]
you are most welcome....my daughter was really happy for that one or two days, but after that she brought bread to school as usual! haha
[kittymatti]
try out the recipe at home~~do feel free to share your baking experience with me!
[food paradise]
ya...they sure are! my daughter's friend's mum wakes up at 4.30am everyday to prepare meals for her kids! i won't do that for sure! it's not good to grow demanding kids! i only 'entertain' my girl once in a blue moon!
[malar ghandi]
you may try it out at home soon! no regrets :D
[allie]
haha....mostly everyone had that kind of childhood memory. kinda sweet and cute whenever you think back!!
[food for tots]
actually, i didn't make them, i wrote that i got them from my friend who was selling puffs as her part-time job, for everyone's convenient, i search the web and got the recipe.
however, most people thought that i baked them...according to my friend, the making of those puffs are quite time consuming, you may call to order them if you are lazy to bake, that will be a brilliant choice!
[shell]
you are most welcomed!!! do feel free to drop me some foodie comments! looking forward to sharing!!!
[aparna]
puffs with cream are great too!! as long as they are puffs, then they are awesome!! i had once bought a box of ice-cream puffs from the supermarket, those were heaven!
[cariso]
thanks for the compliment, but i didn't bake them...i bought them from my friend...you may call her to get a box of puffs too! it saves lots of effort~~~
[chef fresco]
my girl ate all before her friends found out that she brought those puffs...she said that she gobbled one with a mouth!! haha
hey,
thanks for the recipe but i have one question.
when i attempted it, my puff crust was too crispy and had a slightly bitter taste but it wasn't burnt. how can i make the really soft texture puff?
thanks!
[charity goh]
you are most welcome!
first of all, the batter of the puff should be thick and velvety smooth. Try adding more beaten
eggs a little at a time until you get the correct consistency. Make sure the eggs are fully
incorporated before adding more. Beat the batter well as this allows air to enter, which is what make's the puff shell fluffy and hollow. As for the bitter taste, it may be from the shortening. Try boiling the water first and add the shortening,instead of melting the shortening first. stir the mixture well, making sure that the fat is not floating on
the surface of the water.
i hope this helps. good luck!
hey.,,
it looks tasty..
i want to try your recipe.
but i just wanna to ask. for the pastry making, can we boil the water fisrt then put everything into it then let it cold put the eggs
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