Svetlana’s Recipes

Ingredients:

Cream Puffs
-1 cup all-purpose flour
-2 teaspoons sugar
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1 cup milk
-2 tablespoons butter
-1 tablespoon instant espresso granules or 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
-2 large eggs
-1 large egg white
-Cooking spray

Pastry cream
-1/2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
-1 tablespoon water
-3/4 cup milk
-6 tablespoons sugar
-2 tablespoons cornstarch
-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
-1/8 teaspoon salt
-2 large egg yolks
-3/4 cup frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
-Powdered sugar

*Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

FOR THE CREAM PUFFS:
1. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife
2. Combine flour, 2 teaspoons sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside
3. Combine 1 cup milk, butter, and espresso granules in a large saucepan; bring to a boil
4. Reduce heat to low; add flour mixture, stirring well until mixture is smooth and pulls away from sides of pan
5. Remove mixture from heat
6. Add eggs and egg white, 1 at a time, beating well with a wooden spoon until smooth
7. Drop the dough by level tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray
8. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes
9. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F; bake an additional 10 minutes or until browned and crisp
10. Remove from oven; pierce the side of each cream puff with the tip of a sharp knife
11. Turn oven off; let cream puffs stand in partially closed oven for 20 minutes
12. Remove from baking sheet and cool completely on a wire rack

FOR THE PASTRY CREAM:
1. Sprinkle gelatin over water in a small bowl and set aside
2. Combine 3/4 cup milk and next 5 ingredients (milk through egg yolks) in a medium saucepan
3. Place over low heat; cook until warm, stirring constantly
4. Stir in gelatin mixture; cook over medium heat until thick (about 8 minutes), stirring constantly
5. Remove from heat
6. Place pan in a large ice-filled bowl and let stand 15 minutes or until room temperature (do not allow mixture to set)
7. Remove pan from ice
8. Gently whisk in whipped topping
9. Cover and chill 4 hours or until thick
10. Cut tops off cream puffs and fill each cream puff with 1 tablespoon filling
11. Sprinkle with powdered sugar