Sunday, May 23, 2010

Strawberry Puff

5 Tbls butter
1 Tbls sugar
2/3 C flour
3 eggs
6 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tsp grated orange peel
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 C whipping cream
2/3 C powdered sugar
3 C sliced strawberries

Combine 2/3 C water, butter and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in flour all at once, beating quickly until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan. Remove from heat. Add eggs one at a time, stirring until smooth and velvety after each one.

Spoon dough into a 9" springform pan, evenly covering the bottom and about an inch up the sides. Bake 20 minutes at 400°. Prick multiple times wtih a fork; bake 15 minutes longer until golden brown and crispy. Let cool.

Beat cream cheese, orange peel, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form; fold gently into cream cheese mixture and spoon into pastry shell. Top with sliced strawberries. Chill thoroughly before serving.

Dust with powdered sugar before serving if desired.

2 comments:

neener said...

Do you have any problems with the dough sticking to the pan?

Tami said...

Nope. My springform pan is fairly new and probably still has a good "non-stick surface" working for it. If you have an older pan or are just worried about sticking, I wouldn't hesitate to give the pan a light coat of Pam or similar non-stick cooking spray. :)