Ingredients
- 1cup water
- 1/2cup butter
- 1/4tsp salt
- 1cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 2 -1/2cups milk
- 2/3cups sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 1tbsp vanilla
- 5tbsp of cornstarch
- 1 small package of vanilla puddingNot instant
Servings: wreaths
Units:
Instructions
- Filling: In a heavy saucepan put 2 cups of milk, sugar, and vanilla. Whisk in egg yolks and bring to hot temperature with constant stirring.
- In a mug: mix ½ cup of milk with cornstarch and pudding. Mix well and pour to the milk. Bring to boil, with constant stirring. Reduce the heat and cook till very thick.
- Pour into a bowl, cover with plastic foil, and place it in the refrigerator.
- Dough: In a heavy saucepan bring water, butter and salt to a boil.
- Add flour all at once, stir with wooden spoon till the dough forms a ball. Set aside to cool for 5 min.
- Add eggs one at a time, and mix it by hand with a wooden spoon. When one egg is absorbed in the dough, add another. Repeat this process till you use all the eggs.
- Preheat the oven to 400° F. Place a wide decorative tip in a corner of a pastry bag, and fill with dough.
- Place a piece of parchment paper on a backing sheet ( you can draw circles directly on the paper and than flip upside down),or just use greased baking sheet. Pipe wreath like shapes (circles ) 2 inches wide. Go twice around with the dough to create two layers.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool down.
- Cut cold wreaths in half like a bagel.
- Place the filing in a large Ziploc bag and cut one corner off. Squeeze the filling on the bottom part of the wreath, and cover with the top. Brush the top with Sugar glaze.
- Sugar glaze: In a cup put 3 Tbsp water, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 Tbsp rum(or 2tsp rum extract +11/2 Tbsp water) Heat in microwave for 1 min and pour into a bowl with 2 cups of Powdered sugar. Mix well. Heat in microwave for 1 more minute before brushing it on tops of the wreaths.
Recipe Notes
Keep refrigerated.
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