Peach Cream Puffs
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 55 min. + cooling Bake: 25 min. + cooling
YIELD: 16 servings.
On a sizzling day, we crave something light, airy and cool. Nothing says summer like cream puffs stuffed with peaches and whipped cream. —Angela Benedict, Dunbar, West Virginia
Ingredients
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1 cup water
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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4 large eggs, room temperature
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FILLING:
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4 medium peaches, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups)
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup water
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1/2 cup peach schnapps liqueur or peach nectar
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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WHIPPED CREAM:
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2 cups heavy whipping cream
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1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
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3 tablespoons peach schnapps liqueur, optional
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Additional confectioners' sugar
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, bring water, butter and salt to a rolling boil. Add flour all at once and beat until blended. Cook over medium heat, stirring vigorously until mixture pulls away from sides of pan and forms a ball. Transfer dough to a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
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2.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition until smooth. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny.
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3.
Cut a 1/2-in. hole in tip of a pastry bag. Transfer dough to bag; pipe sixteen 2-in. mounds 3 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
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4.
Bake on a lower oven rack 25-30 minutes or until puffed, very firm and golden brown. Pierce side of each puff with tip of a knife to allow steam to escape. Cool completely on wire racks.
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5.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine filling ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened and peaches are tender. Cool completely.
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6.
In a bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and, if desired, peach schnapps; beat until soft peaks form.
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7.
Cut top third off each cream puff. Pull out and discard soft dough from inside tops and bottoms.
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8.
To serve, spoon 2 tablespoons whipped cream into each bottom; top with 2 tablespoons filling and 2 tablespoons additional whipped cream. Replace tops. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts
1 cream puff with 1/4 cup whipped cream and 2 tablespoons filling: 256 calories, 18g fat (11g saturated fat), 103mg cholesterol, 94mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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