Lemon Spice Puffs Food

LEMON CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Add flour all at once, stirring until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Immediately split puffs and remove tops; discard soft dough from inside. Set puffs and tops aside to cool., For filling, in a small heavy saucepan, combine egg, sugar, lemon juice and butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate until partially set., In a large bowl, beat cream and sugar until stiff peaks form; fold into lemon mixture. Fill cream puffs; replace tops. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

SPICED PEACH PUFFS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, nutmeg and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack. Immediately split puffs open; remove tops and set aside. Discard soft dough from inside. Cool puffs., For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form., Just before serving, fill puffs with whipped cream and peaches. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar.

LEMON YEAST PUFFS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk, sugar, shortening, lemon zest, salt, lemon juice, eggs and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on high for 3 minutes. Stir in remaining flour (batter will be thick). Do not knead. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Stir dough down. Fill greased muffin cups half full. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the dough. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

LEMON CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 425°F.
• In a medium sauce pan, bring the water and butter to a boil, ensuring that the butter is fully melted.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the flour and salt with a wooden or silicone spoon until a ball of dough forms.
• Transfer the dough ball to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.
• Add the eggs one at a time and beat on medium speed until each one is fully incorporated before adding the next.
• Spoon 1-2 tablespoons (1 for small or 2 for large puffs) of the batter onto an ungreased or Silpat-lined (recommended) baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes for smaller cream puffs, or until golden brown. Bake for 25-30 minutes for larger cream puffs.
• Remove the cream puffs from the oven, and with a toothpick or tip of a knife, poke a small hole into each one to allow the steam to escape and the centers to dry out as they cool.
• While the cream puffs are cooling, whip up the lemon cream.
• Place your mixing bowl and whisk attachment into the freezer for 15-20 minutes before you make the lemon cream.
• Remove the mixing bowl and whisk attachment from the freezer and add the heavy cream, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice to the bowl.
• Beat on high for 5-6 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
• Once the cream puffs are fully cool, either pipe the lemon cream into the centers by poking a hole through the puff, or cut the tops off and fill with the cream. Once filled, replace the top.
• Add a light dusting of powdered sugar and/or a sprinkle of extra lemon zest, if desired.

LEMON SPICE PUFFS

Steps:

• Place warm water in large, warm bowl.
• Sprinkle in yeast; stir until dissolved.
• Stir in warm milk, 6 tablespoons sugar, butter, poppy seeds, lemon peel, salt and 2 cups flour; blend well.
• Add eggs and remaining flour; stirring until smooth.
• Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Stir batter down.
• Grease 18 muffin pan cups.
• Spoon batter into cups, filling half full.
• In small bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and nutmeg.
• Sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon sugar mixture evenly over each cup.
• Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes.
• Bake at 375 degrees F.
• for 20 minutes or until done.
• Remove from muffin cups; cool on wire racks.

LEMON POPPY SEED PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In medium bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup of the sugar, 1 teaspoon of the lemon peel and lemon juice; mix well. In another medium bowl, combine remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon peel and poppy seed; mix well. Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Carefully split side of each biscuit halfway to form opening. Fill each opening with 2 rounded tablespoons cream cheese mixture. Press edges firmly to seal. Dip filled biscuits in melted butter; coat with poppy seed mixture. Place in ungreased jumbo nonstick muffin cups.
• Bake at 375 for 13 to 17 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around edge of each puff to loosen; remove from muffin cups. Serve warm. Store in refrigerator.

BOMBAY ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a 9-inch x 16-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put the cilantro, mint, lemon juice, chiles, cumin, salt, and oil into a blender, and pulse until you have a smooth chutney that is thick and spreadable. Taste: it should be hot, herby, salty, and sour all at once. If it isn't, adjust as you see fit.
• Sprinkle a little flour over your work surface and lay out the pastry. Spread the surface of the pastry with the cilantro chutney, leaving a 1-inch strip free along the top edge (the side farthest from you). Add the cheddar in a similarly even layer and scatter the onion over the top, then brush the exposed strip with beaten egg.
• Roll the pastry in a tight spiral away from you until you have a big jelly roll. Cut the roll into 1½-inch-wide pieces and lay each piece on the baking sheet with a 2-inch gap between them. Brush each cut side with egg, then place in the hot oven and cook for 20-25 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and caramelized. Allow to cool slightly before separating and eating.