A Nuns Sigh Sweet Fried Puffs Food

NUN'S PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a regular size muffin pan with oil, on the inside and on the rim.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add the milk and bring to a low boil.
• Add the flour all at once and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon, keeping the saucepan on low heat, until the dough comes together in a ball that stays together.
• Cool for 5 minutes.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, using a wooden spoon, until each egg is evenly mixed in. At first, the dough will separate into chunks, but then will become smooth.
• Divide the dough evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle each puff with sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, until puffy and golden brown.
• Serve with a drizzle of honey.

NUN'S PUFFS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-high.
• Add the milk and salt to the butter and stir to combine, then allow the mixture to come to a boil (it should develop a frothy head).
• Add the flour to the butter mixture and stir with a fork until a loose ball is formed. Continue stirring for 1 or 2 more minutes.
• Scrape dough ball into a bowl and allow to sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes.
• Add the eggs 1 at a time, stirring each into the mixture until it's smooth.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Coat 12 muffin cups with butter liberally, including the area around the mouth of each cup. Do the same to a #9 disher (one of those ice cream scoops with the thumb lever that helps push out the scoop). Drop about half a scoop of the mixture into each muffin cup. Dust the top of each puff with a pinch of sugar (turbinado sugar works well for this).
• Slide pan into the oven and allow to bake for 30 minutes, until puffs have more than doubled in size and are golden brown.
• Poke each puff with a fork to let out its steam (so the insides don't get soggy) and remove from the pan. Allow each puff to cool slightly before eating, then dig in!

NUN'S PUFFS WITH CREAM

Steps:

• Grease 12 muffin cups including the area around the top of the cup as well as the sides. (DO NOT USE PAPER MUFFIN CUPS!).
• In a medium saucepan melt butter and add milk. Bring to boiling.
• Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously.
• Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball that does not separate and cool for 5 minutes.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating for 1 minutes after each egg until smooth. divide dough evenly among muffing cups, don't worry if they aren't full, these will rise.
• Preheat oven to 375°F and sprinkle puffs with sugar.
• Bake about 30 minutes or until golden brown and puffed. Remove from pan.
• Plop a dollop of whipped cream on top of each and serve immediately or drizzle honey over the top and serve immediately.*.
• *NOTE: If the eggy flavor is a bit strong for you, let cool a couple hours and that will cut it down a lot.

MEXICAN FRIED SWEET PUFFS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. With a pastry blender, cut in butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg and milk together add to flour, stirring until well mixed. Knead gently on a lightly-floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 2 minutes. Divide dough into 1-inch balls and let stand, covered, 15 minutes. On a floured surface roll into 4-inch circles. Cut a small hole in the center place circles on waxed paper until ready to fry do not stack. Preheat vegetable oil at least 1-inch deep to 375° F. Fry until puffed and golden, about 30 seconds per side. Drain on paper towels.Note: These are delicious drizzled with honey.