Banana Cream Puffs


Course : Pastries
Serves: 8
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Ingredients:


1 cup water

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 cup all-purpose flour

4 large egg

---FILLING---

5 large egg yolk

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 dash salt

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups milk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 tablespoon butter or margarine

2 medium banana

1/2 cup whipping cream

---MOCHA CHOCOLATE SAUCE---

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

3 tablespoons whipping cream

2 Cup coffee
 

Preparation / Directions:


Preparation time: 1 hr. Baking time: 35 to 40 min. Oven temperature: 375~ degrees F. This dessert tastes much the same as Banana Cream Pie. When you have extra ripe bananas, peel, wrap in plastic and freeze; use in this dessert. For 8 servings you will need: Cream Puffs: coffee Preparation: 1. For cream puffs, in saucepan, heat water and butter to boiling. Add flour all at once; beat 2 minutes until very stiff. Remove from heat. 2. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until dough is smooth. Beat until satinlike. 3. Shape 8 mounds of dough on greased baking sheet. 4. Bake at 375 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes. 5. Split puffs. Return to oven; turn oven off. Let dry 5 minutes. 6. For filling, beat egg yolks with sugar and salt until pale yellow. Beat in flour and 1/2 cup milk. 7. Heat 1 cup milk to boiling. Whisk a little milk into egg mixture; return to pan. Cook, stirring, until thick. 8. Remove from heat; add vanilla and butter, stirring until butter is melted. Chill. 9. Add mashed bananas. Whip the cream. Fold into the banana cream. 10.For sauce, mix chocolate chips, cream and coffee; stir and heat until smooth. 11.Spoon banana cream into cream puffs. Drizzle mocha-chocolate sauce over cream puffs. Serve.

 

Nutritional Information:

473 Calories (kcal); 31g Total Fat; (57% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 296mg Cholesterol; 231mg Sodium


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