Chocolate Cream Puffs

Photo: flickr user meshmar2

Ingredients

1 cup water

1/4 teaspoon salt

4 eggs

1/2 cup butter

1 cup flour

cup Hershey's cocoa

1 1/4 cups sugar

cup cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 cups milk

3 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon softened butter

Preparation

Heat water, butter, and salt to rolling boil in medium saucepan. Add flour all at once; stir vigorously over low heat about one minute or until mixture leaves side of pan and forms a ball. Remove from heat; add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until smooth and velvety.

Drop scant 1/4 cupfuls dough onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 35-40 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Remove from oven. Cool.

Prepare chocolate cream filling. Punch hole with baking syringe at the side, and fill cream puffs. Drizzle tops with Vanilla Glaze.

Combine cocoa, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in medium saucepan; blend in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils; boil and stir 3 minutes. Remove from heat; blend in butter and vanilla.