FRENCH SILK FILLED CREAM PUFFS

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FRENCH SILK FILLED CREAM PUFFS
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INGREDIENTS:

CREAM PUFFS
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs

FILLING
3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons instant coffee
3 eggs
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted

DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bring water and butter to a boil
in a heavy saucepan. Add flour and salt at once. Beat until
smooth ands forms a ball; remove from heat. Beat in eggs
one at a time until batter is shiny. Place by tablespoon
portions 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 25
minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Slice top off and scoop
uncooked batter from inside. Fill with filling and replace
top. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

For filling, cream butter and sugar in mixer, blend in vanilla
and coffee. Add eggs one at a time, beat 2 minutes each. Blend in chocolate.

Chill 1 hour before filling cream puffs.
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I also make the Puffs and fill with some kind of sandwich "stuff" such as
Chicken Salad or Ham Salad - Good eating.