Cream Puffs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. water
1/2 c. margarine or butter
1 c. flour
4 eggs
1 c. chilled whipping cream
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
powdered sugar

Preparation

Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Heat water and margarine to rolling boil in 2 1/2-quart saucepan.
Stir in flour.
Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute.
Remove from heat. Beat in eggs, all at once.
Continue beating until smooth.
Drop dough by scant 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake until puffed and golden 35 to 40 minutes.
Cool away from draft.
Cut off tops; pull out any filaments of soft dough.
Beat whipping cream with sugar and vanilla in chilled mixing bowl until stiff; fill puffs.
Replace tops.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Refrigerate until serving time.
Makes 12 cream puffs.