Mini Cream Puffs - Easy Party Food

Mini Cream Puffs make great party finger food.  These can be filled with your choice of spreads.

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Ingredients 

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup butter, cut up

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

3 eggs

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Directions

Preheat oven to 375F.

Grease a baking sheet; set aside.

For pastry, in a medium saucepan, combine the water, milk, butter, salt, and nutmeg.

Bring to boiling. Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously.

Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball.

Remove from heat.

Cool for 5 minutes.

Add two of the eggs, one at a time, beating well with a wooden spoon after each addition until smooth.

Spoon twenty-four 1-inch mounds using a rounded measuring teaspoon

Place them 1 inch apart onto prepared baking sheet.

Lightly beat the remaining egg and brush over tops of pastry mounds.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.

Transfer to a wire rack and cool.

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Slice puffs in half horizontally with a serrated knife.

Fill with purchased flavored cream cheese spreads, spinach dip or make your own.

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This one is especially good:

Dried Beef Cheese Filling

Ingredients:

2 pk (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

2 pk Dried beef

1 large onion, diced finely 

1 Tab Worcestershire sauce

1 tps garlic powder

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Directions:

Chop dried beef.

Soften cheese.

Blend in remaining ingredients.

Spread on cream puffs or it can be shaped into a ball to use as a cracker spread.