When is National Cream Puff Day?
Monday January 2ndOn National Cream Puff Day, enjoy a cream-filled pastry. Both dessert and pastry enthusiasts alike will enjoy this delectable French creation on January 2nd.
inating in France, cream puffs are also known as profiterole and choux a la creme. The cream puffs are a French dessert pastry filled with whipped cream, pastry cream, ice cream, or custard. They may be served plain or with chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, or powdered sugar.
Borrowed from France, the word "profiterole" has existed in English since 1604. Since 1851, the "cream puff" has appeared on restaurant menus in the United States.
piped into small balls or dropped with a pair of spoons into a pan and baked to create hollow puffs. A pastry chef piped a choux paste through a pastry bag or dropped with a pair of spoons into small balls and baked to create hollow puffs. After cooling, the cream puffs are filled with a pastry bag and narrow piping tip, or by cutting off the top, filling the puff, and then reassembling, the cream puffs are injected with a filling and narrow piping tip.
