The Strawberry Cream Puffs are a French-inspired pastry that’s light and fluffy. The pastry is filled with a sweet and tasty strawberry cream filling. It is perfect for a Sunday brunch, with coffee and tea, an after-dinner dessert, or on a romantic date.
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Ways to Make Cream Puffs
Your favorite fruit will work with this recipe, just replace the strawberries with your fruit. Some of my favorites are; Tangerine, Peach, Blackberry, and Cherry to name a few.
How long do Cream Puff Pastries Last?
You can store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days and can freeze even filled puffs for several weeks.
History of the Cream Puff Pastry:
Cream puffs are rich desserts that made their debut in the United States in 1880. However, the first cream puff originated in Europe sometime during the 1540s when Catherine de Medici’s pastry chef created the baked puffed shells for Catherine’s husband, Henry II of France.
The Metropolitan City of Paris, France
Paris, France’s capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy, and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
A Brief History of Paris
The Parisii, a sub-tribe of the Celtic Senones, inhabited the Paris area from around the middle of the 3rd century BC. One of the area’s major north-south trade routes crossed the Seine on the île de la Cité; this meeting place of land and water trade routes gradually became an important trading center. The Parisii traded with many river towns (some as far away as the Iberian Peninsula) and minted their own coins for that purpose.
Tourism in Paris
The center of Paris contains the most visited monuments in the city, including the Notre Dame Cathedral (now closed for restoration) and the Louvre as well as the Sainte-Chapelle; Les Invalides, where the tomb of Napoleon is located, and the Eiffel Tower are located on the Left Bank south-west of the center.
The Panthéon and the Catacombs of Paris are also located on the Left Bank of the Seine. The banks of the Seine from the Pont de Sully to the Pont d’Iéna have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991.
French Cuisine
French cuisine developed throughout the centuries influenced by the many surrounding cultures of Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium. In addition to its own food traditions on the long western coastlines of the Atlantic, the Channel, and inland.
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How to Make French-Style Strawberry Cream Puffs
You can use any fruit with this recipe, a few ideas are Banana and Coconut, Tangerine, Peach, Blackberry, and Cherry
What You Need to Make Strawberry Cream Puffs
Equipment
- 1 Sauce Pan
- 1 Mixing Machine
- 1 Baking Sheet
For the Pastry:
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 tsp white sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
For the Cream Filling:
- 2 pints of fresh strawberries, sliced
- ½ cup white sugar, divided
- 2 cups heavy cream
Garnish the Cream Puff
How to Bake Strawberry Cream Puffs
Time needed: 1 hour and 5 minutes
Cooking Directions
- Preheat the Oven
Preheat oven to 400°
- Boil the Water
In a large saucepan, bring water, butter, sugar, and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until smooth ball forms.
- Mix in the Eggs
Remove from the heat and beat in eggs, one at a time. Continue beating until the mixture is smooth and shiny.
- Divide the Dough into 10 Balls
Using a large spoonful of dough, drop onto a large ungreased baking sheet 2-in. apart (it should make 10 dough balls).
- Bake the Puffs
Bake at 400° for about 35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
- For the Filling
Combine berries and 1/4 cup sugar. Chill 30 minutes.
- Whip the Cream
Whip the cream and remaining ¼ cup sugar until stiff. Gently fold in the berries in the cream mixture.
- Assemble the Cream Puff
Cut the tops off the puffs. Fill it with a layer of strawberry cream and replace the tops. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar, and serve with additional berries and mint leaves.
Serve this delightful puff pastry with milk, coffee, or tea. You can’t go wrong with this tasty treat, it will be the talk of the day. So give your taste buds something to sing about, and make the pastry! 😛 🍓 ☕ 🥛
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Equipment
Ingredients
For the Pastry:
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup unsalted butter cubed
- 1 tsp white sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
For the Cream Filling:
- 2 pints fresh strawberries sliced
- ½ cup white sugar divided
- 2 cups heavy cream
Garnish the Cream Puff
Instructions
For the Puffs:
- Preheat oven to 400°
- In a large saucepan, bring water, butter, sugar, and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until smooth ball forms.1 cup water, ½ cup unsalted butter, 1 tsp white sugar, ¼ tsp salt, 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Remove from the heat and beat in eggs, one at a time. Continue beating until the mixture is smooth and shiny.4 eggs
- Using a large spoonful of dough, drop onto a large ungreased baking sheet 2-in. apart (it should make 10 dough balls).
- Bake at 400° for about 35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
For the Cream Filling:
- Combine berries and ¼ cup sugar. Chill 30 minutes.2 pints fresh strawberries, ½ cup white sugar
- Beat the cream and remaining ¼ cup sugar until stiff. Gently fold in the berries in the cream mixture.2 cups heavy cream
Assemble the Cream Puff:
- Cut the tops off the puffs. Fill it with a layer of strawberry cream and replace the tops. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, and serve with additional berries and mint leaves.fresh strawberries, Mint leaves, Confectioners’ sugar
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- By Odette – By https://www.facebook.com/leschouxodetteparis/
- By Yann Caradec from Paris, France – La Tour Eiffel vue de la Tour Saint-Jacques, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34933538
