CREAM PUFF RECIPEHomemade Pie Recipes You will be famous for this cream puff recipe if you follow these easy directions. Enjoy this magnificent dessert. These taste like you spent all day making them. We'll keep it between us, okay? More decadent homemade dessert recipes at the end of the page. 
WISCONSIN CREAM PUFFS Filling 2 (3.5oz) pkgs instant vanilla pudding mix 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 cup milk Shell 1/2 cup butter 1 TBS white sugar 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 cup water 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup flour 4 eggs powdered sugar dark chocolate, melted for garnish Mix the pudding, heavy cream and milk in a mixing bowl until creamy. Spoon into a resealable bag and place in the refrigerator to set; approximately 20 minutes. In a large pot, bring the water and butter to a rolling boil and pour into your mixing bowl. Add all 4 eggs at once and IMMEDIATELY mix on medium until dough is tacky and starts to stick to the side of the bowl; approximately 2-3 minutes. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Immediately poke a small hole on each side of the puffs to let the steam escape. Once puffs are cool, bring out the pudding mixture and cut about 1/8 of an inch off the tip of the resealable bag. This way, instead of trying to spoon the mixture into the cream puffs by hand, or transferring the mixture to a pastry bag, you can directly pipe the mixture into the puff. Be sure to cut only an 1/8 of an inch or so off the bag to ensure maximum control of the amount of filling you're putting into the puffs. Fill the mixture from the bottom of the puff by making a tiny incision (I used the tip of a steak knife), that way the puff will remain whole and look more appetizing when served (as opposed to slicing it in half and filling it like a sandwich). Also a light dusting of powdered sugar and a drizzle of melted dark chocolate on top adds a scrumptious accent.
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FEATURED RECIPE:
HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY MUFFIN RECIPE
2 cups flour
1 cup white sugar
1 TBS baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup milk or half-and-half
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp strawberry extract (optional)
1-1/2 cups fresh strawberries, quartered
Top the muffins with my Old-Fashioned Cream Cheese Frosting
(only make half of the recipe)
whole strawberries, halved (garnish)
powdered sugar (garnish)
PREHEAT oven to 400 degrees. Grease or use paper lined muffin tin; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine eggs, milk, oil and strawberry extract. Stir into the dry ingredients and mix JUST until incorporated (there will be lumps). Fold in quartered strawberries.
Spoon into greased muffin tins and sprinkle tops lightly with white sugar. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar and top with a dollop of cream cheese frosting. Nestle a halved strawberry on top and smile. You just created a "good thing."
Strawberry Banana Muffins
add 3/4 cups strawberries and
3/4 cup chopped banana
Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins
add 1 cup strawberries and
1/2 cup chopped rhubarb
photo courtesy of *christine** at flickr.com