Just like nanny432, my mom used to make these all the time. She filled them with vanilla pudding.
I had never made them, but you inspired me. I made them this weekend, a small, savory version with salt and no sugar. I filled them with a goat cheese/sundried tomato mixture - very good hors d'oeuvres! And the left overs, I filled with orange cream made with orange curd, and served them with brunch. Again - great!
We once took a cooking class and one of the dishes was a large "cream puff" fill with smoked turkey in gravy. Also very good!
Wonderful, versatile pastry - thank for reminding me.
That's oftentimes all we need - a little reminder, some inspiration. We all have SO many recipes clipped and bookmarked, it's hard to remember all of our favorites, isn't it? Glad we could help - PJH
May 7, 2012 at 10:51am