Easiest Cream Puffs

• low-fat margarine or unsalted butter↗1⁄2 cup
• boiling bottled water1 cup
• sifted flour1 cup
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• eggs↗4
• confectioners' sugar↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   If butter is not at room temperature, chop it up first.

2. 2

   Add butter to boiling water.

3. 3

   When butter is dissolved remove from heat.

4. 4

   Add flour and salt.

5. 5

   Beat with a spoon until it looks like putty (about 15 minutes).

6. 6

   Cool, add eggs unbeaten one at a time.

7. 7

   Beat until creamy.

8. 8

   Drop ¾ to 1 tablespoon of cream puff mixture, for each cream puff, onto a greased cookie sheet.

9. 9

   Bake for 10 minutes at 375°.

10. 10

    Reduce oven to 350° and bake for an additional 30 minutes.

11. 11

    Allow to cool.

12. 12

    To Serve: cut off the top and fill with whipped cream or vanilla pudding, then replace the top.

13. 13

    Sift small amount of powdered sugar over each cream puff.