Cream Puffs/Crack Buns/Choux Au Craquelin

Finally baked some cream puffs with crispy top for dessert tonight! Filled half with just whipped cream and half with cream cheese! Both taste very yummy but kids of course only want whipped cream. I will certainly make these again as it's easy and delicious!!!😋😋😋Daughter already asking when I'm making again. 😆

Finished baking

After 15 mins

I doubled recipe for 18 puffs enough for 6 people

Crispy topping

Puffs batter
















Recipe from➡️ CookingTree -Cream Cheese Cream Puffs
9 small puffs about 2 inches

Ingredients

Crispy Topping:
35g Unsalted butter
25g Sugar
35g Cake flour

Puffs Batter:
30g Unsalted butter
33g Water
33g Milk
a pinch of Salt
40g Cake flour
75g Egg

Cream Cheese Whip:
300g Cold cream cheese
1/4 tsp Vanilla bean paste
Whipped cream (170g whipping cream + 35g sugar)

Instructions:

1. Cream butter and sugar. Then add in flour and mix well. (I used food processor and blend into dough). This is for crispy topping

2. Push flat on two sheets of parchment or plastic wrap and put in refrigerator or freezer.

3. Put butter, water, milk, and salt in the pan. When the edge boils and butter melted, remove it from the fire.

4. Add the flour and mix well into smooth dough. Place back into low heat to continue cooking dough until smooth and not stick to pan. Turn off. Let warm. Then mix in the gently whisked eggs in 3 portions until smooth batter.

5. Put batter into piping bag with 1A tip. Pipe into small desired size onto parchment paper or silicone tray.  (Mine is about 1.75 inches)

6. Use circle cutter to cut crispy topping about the same size as piped puffs about 2 inches. Place crispy topping on top of piped batter.

7. Bake in preheated over 375F (190C) for 13-15 minutes. Then lower oven to 320F (160C) for 15-17 minutes. Then turn off oven, leave door slightly open for 30 minutes to slowly cool puffs.

8. Whip heavy whipping cream with sugar. Set aside.

9. Whip cold cream cheese, add vanilla paste and mix well. Add in whipped cream and gently fold whisk together.

10. Make a hole in the bottom and fill the puffs with cream.

Enjoy!

Tips: Only fill the one you will eat as the puffs will soften over time. Unfilled puffs can heat in 150C (300F) oven for 5-8 minutes to crispy. Cool and then fill in cream.