Cream Puff Pie

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

Crust

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

Filling

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups whipping cream, divided
• Chocolate sauce and/or fresh strawberries/raspberries

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

Crust

1. In a large saucepan, bring water, butter and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until smooth ball forms. Remove from heat. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Continue stirring vigorously until the mixture is smooth and shiny. Spread in the bottom and halfway up the sides of a well greased 9 inch pie plate.
2. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes.
3. Cool completely.

Filling

1. Combine sugar, flour and salt in the top of a double boiler. Stir in eggs and milk until smooth. Cook over simmering water, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract. Let cool.
2. Fold in 1 cup whipped cream. Pour into crust. Top with remaining whipped cream.
3. Chill for 2 hours.
4. Garnish with chocolate sauce and/or raspberries.