Cream Puff Shells(Pate A Choux Or Pouf Paste) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. bread flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 c. water or milk
1/3 c. butter
4 to 5 eggs

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0. Have eggs at room temperature. High gluten bread flour is recommended also to be at room temperature. Stir flour before measuring. Combine flour and salt together. (Use sugar only if puffs are to be used with sweet filling.) In heavy saucepan, put water (or milk) and butter. Bring to rolling boil. Add flour mixture to saucepan all at once. Beat vigorously until mixture resembles mashed potatoes. Do not overbeat. Let stand 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating hard after each addition. Use 4 to 5 eggs. Beat until slippery look is gone. Batter must hold shape. Bake at 400\u00b0 for 10 minutes. Turn oven to 350\u00b0. Bake 25 more minutes. Stuff with filling. Filling may be pudding, ice cream, chicken salad, ham salad, cheese salad.