The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 10 (January 2, 1939)
Cream Puffs
Cream Puffs.
Put one cup of water and 1/2 lb. of butter into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Stir in 1/4 lb. of flour (that has been sifted with a good pinch of salt) and keep stirring while it boils for two minutes. Turn into a mixing bowl and allow to cool a little, then beat in 4 eggs, one at a time. Beat this batter well. Butter some paper, put teaspoonsful of the batter in ball shapes on this, and bake in a hot oven for 30 minutes. When cold, slit near the top, fill with sweetened whipped cream, flavoured with vanilla.