History
The Schmidt's Cream Puff has been a feature at the Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street since the restaurant opened in 1967, sized to a fist as the German-Ohio family hall's dessert finish. The Fudge Haus next door pulls the same recipe at the counter for takeaway. The cream puff anchors the German Village dessert tradition.
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Common allergens: Gluten, Dairy, Eggs
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 100g unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 150g all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 500ml heavy cream
- 60g powdered sugar plus more for dusting
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
- Preheat oven to 200C (400F). Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Bring water, butter, salt and sugar to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously until the dough pulls from the sides into a smooth ball, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer to a stand mixer; beat on low to cool for 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating until each is fully incorporated. The dough should be glossy and ribbon-thick.
- Pipe 6 large mounds, about 10cm wide, on the prepared baking sheet. Smooth the tops with a wet finger.
- Bake 25 minutes at 200C, then reduce to 175C (350F) and bake 15 more minutes until deep golden and dry inside. Cool completely.
- Whip the cream with powdered sugar and vanilla to firm peaks. Slice each puff horizontally, pipe a generous mound of cream into the bottom half, replace the top. Dust heavily with powdered sugar.
Tip from the editors. Don't open the oven during the first 25 minutes; the steam expansion is what gives the puff its hollow shell.
Where to eat schmidt's cream puff
Schmidt's Cream Puff in Columbus
Schmidt's Sausage Haus ★ 4.6
Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street is Columbus's German Village hall, run by the Schmidt family since their 1886 German Village meatpacker.
Schmidt's Fudge Haus ★ 4.4
Schmidt's Fudge Haus next to Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street has been the German Village fudge counter and cream puff bakery since 1979.
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- Old Mohawk Tavern Burger Burgers, about 200 m away
- The Sycamore American, about 350 m away
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