Wisconsin State Fair and Cream Puffs~ Recipe
Ingredients
- You can even get your cream puffs "to go" You can sneak a bite or two on your drive home from the fair...if you can wait that long:)
- If you would like to make your own cream puffs, try the recipe that I found for State Fair Cream Puffs on the Taste of Home website. Enjoy!
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 t salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 2 T milk
- 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
- 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 t vanilla extract
- Additional confectioners' sugar for dusting
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