Posted by cookie on September 23, 2001 at 13:26:23:
In Reply to: need someone to help me with a recipe posted by alicyn boucher on September 23, 2001 at 02:31:49:
ST. JOSEPH'S DAY CREAM PUFFS
(Sfingi Di San Giuseppe)
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1/2 c. butter
dash of salt
1 c. water
1 c. cake flour
4 eggs
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel
Combine butter, salt and water in saucepan and bring to
a boil. Add flour all at once and mix well until dough leaves
sides of pan. Remove from stove and cool. Add eggs one at a
time, mixing well after each addition. Add sugar, orange and
lemon peel and mix thoroughly. Drop by tablespoonful on a
greased baking sheet, leaving 3-inch space between. Bake in
400 degrees oven 10 minutes; reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake 30 minutes
or until golden brown. Makes 16 puffs. Make a slit in the
side of each and fill with the Pasticciera Cream or with
Ricotta Filling.
Note: Italian pastries are not real sweet like most
American pastries, but the flavor is exceptionally good.
Ricotta Filling
1 lb. Ricotta cheese
2 Tbsp. chocolate chips
1 Tbsp. candied orange peel,
cut fine
2 Tbsp. sugar, add more if you
like
Cream Ricotta well; add chocolate chips, orange peel and
sugar. Mix very good. Fill Italian cream puffs with the
filling.
Pasticciera Cream
3 Tbsp. sugar
3 egg yolks
3 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. milk
1 Tbsp. butter
Place sugar, egg yolks, flour, lemon rind and vanilla in
saucepan and mix together well. Scald milk and pour over
mixture, beating constantly with rotary beater. Continue
cooking on low heat, stirring with wooden spoon until mixture
reaches the boiling point. Cook four minutes longer stirring
constantly. Remove from stove and add butter and mix well.
Pour into bowl and let cool, stirring occasionally to prevent
skin from forming over top. Then fill the Italian Cream Puffs.