Cream Puffs - butter

Method

• Add butter to boiling water.
• Stir until butter is melted.
• Add flour and salt all at once.
• Stir vigorously until mixture is smooth and forms a ball that does not separate.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Cool mixture slightly.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time.
• Beat with spoon after each egg is added.
• Beat until smooth.
• Drop batter from tablespoon onto cookie sheet.
• Bake in hot oven (450°) for 15 minutes, then in a moderate oven (325°) for 20 minutes.
• Remove shells with spatula; cool on cake rack.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Recipe makes 12 large puffs or 14 eclairs.