Buona Festa di San Giuseppe

Biff83 · V.I.P. Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 1263 Location: Florida

I hope everyone is wearing red and plans on making or buying some sfinge in honor of Saint Joseph.

St. Joseph Sfinge (Cream Puffs)
1 cup water
1/4 pound butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sifted flour
4 eggs
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon grated orange peel Filling
Boil water and butter. Add flour and salt. Keep stirring until mixture leaves side of pan or forms a ball in the center. Cool. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add sugar and grated peel. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough every three inches on a greased cookie sheet, or fill muffin tins half full. Bake in a hot oven (400°) for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°, and continue baking until light brown. Remove from oven. Open puff in the center of top to let steam escape. Cool and fill with:

1 pound ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons grated chocolate
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
2 teaspoons almond extract
3 tablespoons milk
Sugar to taste
18 maraschino cherries
1/2 cup glazed orange peel
Mix ricotta cheese with chocolate and orange rind. Add flavoring, milk and sugar to taste. Beat until smooth and custard-like. Fill puffs. Chill until ready to use. Before serving, top with cherry and orange peel.

This recipe makes about 18 cream puffs.

Biff