Cream Puffs

Description
Dessert Recipes by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe

Ingredients

 * ½ cup butter
 * 1 cup boiling water
 * 1 cup sifted all purpose flour
 * ¼ tsp. salt
 * 4 eggs

Directions

 * 1) Melt butter in boiling water.
 * 2) Add flour and salt all at one time.
 * 3) Stir.
 * 4) Cook until mixture forms a ball that doesn’t separate.
 * 5) Remove from heat (try to give the dough "stretch" by scraping the dough across the pan as you stir).
 * 6) Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth.
 * 7) The dough should be stringy.
 * 8) If it does not stretch when pulled, add a few drops of water.
 * 9) Drop from a spoon on an ungreased baking sheet.
 * 10) Bake 20 minutes in preheated 425 °F oven.
 * 11) Let cool.
 * 12) Cut off tops and fill with custard or desired filling.