Dessert for 24
Cream Puffs
Light baked pastry shells hold a vanilla custard filling made by cooking milk, egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch.
$1.07for 4 servings
$0.27 per serving$1.07 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 90 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 24servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 19 oz | $0.77Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 8 | $2.40Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 5 oz | $2.00Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $6.41 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaWine, beer and spiritsFlourSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp rum (optional)
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- confectioners' sugar (optional)
Steps
- Whisk the milk, vanilla, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks in a saucepan for 10 minutes.
- Cook the mixture over medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring until thick, then stir in the butter and rum.
- Cover the custard and chill it for 20 minutes.
- Bring the water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt to a boil, stir in the flour, and cook for 7 minutes.
- Cool the dough for 5 minutes, then beat in the eggs one at a time for 8 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 425 F, pipe 24 mounds onto a baking sheet, and bake for 25 minutes, lowering the oven to 375 F after 10 minutes.
- Cool the shells for 7 minutes, split them, and fill them with the chilled custard.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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