Ingredients: |
Ingredients: CREAM PUFFS-1 cup water, 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 tsp salt, 1
tsp. sugar, 1 cup flour, 4 eggs
LEMON FILLING-1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 1/2 cup hot water, 3
Tbsp. flour, 3 Tbsp. cornstarch, 3 egg yolks, beaten, 2 Tbsp.
butter, rind of 1 lemon, grated, 1/3 cup lemon juice
MERINGUE-3 egg whites, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, 1/4 tsp cream of
tartar, 6 Tbsp. sugar
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Directions: |
Directions:Preheat oven to 350º.
CREAM PUFFS - Bring to a boil water, butter, salt and sugar,
boil until butter is melted. Remove from heat and
add flour all at once. Mix until blended with a wooden spoon till
ball forms. Cool 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time beating till
mixture forms a smooth ball. Drop by tablespoons on to
cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes till golden brown.
Set aside and cool.
FILLING - In medium size sauce pan, mix sugar, flour,
cornstarch. Add hot water and bring to a boil and cook at
medium heat 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add a
tablespoon of hot mixture to beaten egg yolk then return to
pan. Heat to boil again and cook 2 minutes more over
medium heat. Blend in the butter, lemon peel, and lemon juice.
Set aside.
MERINGUE - Beat egg whtes with vanilla and cream of tartar
till soft peaks form. Add sugar and beat till stiff peaks form.
Set aside.
ASSEMBLY - Cut a small top off the cream puffs and scoop
out the insides. Fill each cream puff with lemon fillng and seal
the top with meringue. Brown in oven till golden |
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