Basic Cream Puffs

Like the Jelly-Filled Donuts, these cream puffs will accommodate any filling you like. I’ve listed a couple of variations below. You can even fill them with crab, lobster, or chicken salad, if you like, for a savory appetizer or luncheon sandwich. As the puffs are baked, rather than fried, they’re a bit more delicate—like little puffs of air—which makes them both magical and sturdy enough to build French delicacies like the famed Ste. Honoré Cake and the C