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Cream Puffs

4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g water
• 250 g flour (fine, sifted)
• 250 g butter
• 8 pcs eggs
• mace or lemon zest (a little)
• whipped cream (for filling) (as needed)
• sugar (for sprinkling) (a little)

Instructions

1. Bring butter and water to a boil, stir in the flour, and continue stirring until the mixture pulls away from the pot.
2. As soon as it's no longer too hot but still warm, gradually beat in the eggs with a little mace or grated lemon zest, stirring constantly, ensuring each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next.
3. Using a spoon dipped in cold water, place walnut-sized portions of dough onto a floured baking sheet, leaving ample space between them, and immediately slide into a strongly heated oven until the balls are golden.
4. Once cooled, cut open, fill with whipped cream, sprinkle with sugar, and serve fresh.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.