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Strawberry Cream Puffs w/Strawberry Sauce

Strawberry Cream Puffs w/Strawberry Sauce is a desserts recipe made with Water, Unsalted Butter Cut Into, Salt, Flour, and Whipping Cream Chilled. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup
• 3 tbsp
• 1/4 tsp
• 3/4 cup
• 1 cup
• 1 tsp
• 2 tbsp
• 3/4 tsp
• 3 tbsp

Method (preview)

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   For cream puffs: Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine water, butter, salt and sugar in a heavy medium saucepan.

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   Bring to a boil, stirring to melt butter.

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   Add flour; using a wooden spoon, stir vigorously until mixture clumps together, forming a ball.

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   Stir 1 minute longer.

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   Remove from heat; transfer dough to medium bowl.

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   Using an electric mixer, add eggs 1 at a time, beating until dough is smooth after each addition. (Dough will be slightly soft and shiny).

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   Using moist fingertips, gently press tops of cream puffs to flatten any peaks.

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   Bake until golden brown about 37 minutes.

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   Transfer baking sheet to a rack; let cream puffs cool. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. let stand at room temperature.)

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    For Filling: beat cream, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form.

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    Combine 6 strawberries and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl.

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    Using a fork, crush berriess.

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    Fold crushed strawberry mixture into cream.

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    For Sauce: Place 1 1/2 pints of strawberries and sugar in food processor or blender.

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    Puree, adding a bit of water if necessary.

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    Slice remaining strawberries and stir into sauce.

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    Cut top third off of each cream puff.

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    Place cream puff bottoms, cut side up, on plates.

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    Spoon filling into bottoms, mounded slightly.

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    Ladle sauce over top, allowing sauce to spill onto plates.

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    Top with cream puff tops.

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    Dust with powdered sugar.