cream puffs

also, i think you guys should try these! they are super easy and fun to make. everybody loved them at the baby shower last night. i want to try and make them with a more complicated middle, but the pudding makes them easier. this one's also from allrecipes.com.

Ingredients:

• 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs

1. Mix together vanilla instant pudding mix, cream and milk. Cover and refrigerate to set.
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
3. In a large pot, bring water and butter to a rolling boil. Stir in flour and salt until the mixture forms a ball. Transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon or stand mixer, beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Centers should be dry. DON'T take them out of the oven early, even if they look ready, because they will collapse. And AS SOON AS you take them out, poke a hole in each one using a toothpick so that the hot air can escape so they don't collapse.
5. Let the shells cool, and then you can either split and fill them with the pudding mixture, or fill a ziplock bag with the pudding and pipe the pudding in through the holes you made with the toothpick (you'll have to make the holes bigger but it won't look bad once you've filled the puffs completely). Be sure to fill them all the way--you can poke a hole in the opposite side and fill from both sides if you want. Dust them with powdered sugar once you're done.

i added some of the things that we did that made them easier. enjoy!