Homemade St. Joseph's Cream Puffs

SAINT JOSEPH'S PUFF PUFFS RECIPE

I cream puffs di San Giuseppe they are typical Roman filled sweets prepared on the occasion of the Father's DayThese fritters filled with custard, which can be fried or cooked in oven, They are a variation of the classic San Giuseppe zeppole which are instead of Neapolitan tradition and from which they differ only in some small variations of ingredients.

HOW TO MAKE ST. JOSEPH'S PUFF PUFFS

Making cream puffs at home is very easy, It just takes a little care when cooking the pasta in the saucepan. Let's see the process step by step,

INGREDIENTS FOR PUFF PUFFS

• 100 g flour
• 1 glass of water
• 50 g of butter
• 2 eggs
• 50 grams of sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• Grated lemon zest
• Fry oil

INGREDIENTS FOR THE FILLING

• 500 ml of milk
•  120 grams of sugar
•  60 grams of flour
•  6 eggs
•  Seeds of a vanilla pod

SAINT JOSEPH'S PUFF PUFFS WITH PASTRY CREAM RECIPE

METHOD

• Heat the water in a saucepan and melt the butter and a pinch of salt. When it boils, add flour and stir vigorously. When the mixture comes away from the sides of the pan, turn off the heat and let it cool.
• Beat the eggs with the sugar and the grated lemon zest and once they are combined, add them to the water and flour mixture: you should obtain a smooth and homogeneous mixture.
• Heat the oil in a pan Once it's hot, pour in the mixture in walnut-sized spoonfuls. As soon as they puff up, immediately remove the cream puffs from the heat and let them cool on paper towels.
• Prepare the custard, Place it in a piping bag and fill the cream puffs from the bottom. Dust with cocoa or powdered sugar and serve.

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