Cream Puff Hot Fudge ...p104

Spending mother's day at Linda's meant serving up her boys' favorite Nana dessert: Cream Puffs with Hot Fudge!  Believe it or not, I had before never attempted this recipe, doubting that my own cream puffs would puff creating that vacuous hole in the middle that cried to be filled with something delicious (and preferably sweet).  Reproducing it for my Nana herself was even more intimidating.  Almost like Julie cooking one of Julia's recipes for Julia.  Oh my.

That being said, if you follow the recipe, it works!  The flour mixture pulled away from the pan in a glossy ball..........

the eggs were beat in one at a time; although here's where nana's skills came in to play - I had to have Tricia crack the eggs in while I beat as I couldn't do it fast enough....the egg would begin to cook before I could start beating....

and the puffs doubled in size as the hole within expanded!

My only faux pas was not ordering Sanders Hot Fudge weeks before to authenticate mom's recipe exactly.  They were still delicious, but Sanders makes it right. 

Hardy Appetit!