Friday Recipe - Cream Puffs

These are to die for. A little time consuming, but well worth it!

Cream Puffs
INGREDIENTS:

SHELLS:
1/2 c unsalted butter
1 c boiling water
1 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
4 eggs

WHIPPED CREAM:
2 pints heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
1-2 Tbls powdered sugar

CHOCOLATE TOPPING:
12 oz semi sweet chocolate morsels
1/2 whipping cream (optional)

SHELLS: Melt butter in boiling water in a medium saucepan and bring to a second boil. Add flour and salt all at once. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and forms a stiff ball. Remove from the heat. Blend in eggs, one at time, beating vigorously after each egg until mixture is smooth and glossy. Drop mounds of dough by teaspoonfuls on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 20-25 minutes. Remove and cool. Cut tops and remove excess dough so that it is hollow. Fill with whipped cream. Replace tops and pour chocolate topping over tops. Sprinkle with powdered sugar on top and refrigerate.

WHIPPED CREAM: Beat heavy cream, vanilla and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.

CHOCOLATE TOPPING: Melt chocolate morsels over low heat stirring constantly until melted. Add cream to thin if desired. Drizzle chocolate over tops of cream puffs.