Filling: Lemon Filling For Cream Puffs
Source of Recipe
hungrymonster.com
List of Ingredients
4 egg yolks -- beaten
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice -- 2 lemons
1 tablespoon lemon zest
speck salt
4 tablespoons cornstarch -- rounded
1/2 cup cold water
2 cups water -- hot
Recipe
Beat eggs. Beat in lemon juice, zest, salt and sugar. Combine well using hand held mixer. Add cornstarch mixture (the cold water and cornstarch) then add the hot water Cook over double boiler for 20 minutes til thickened. An instant read will register 160 degrees. Put plastic wrap on top of hot custard and cool.