Cream Puffs With Caramel Sauce

desserts

----PUFFS----
1/4 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
----TANGY VANILLA FILLING----
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoon cornstarch
3 cup milk
4 egg yolks
8 oz sour cream or plain yogurt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
----CARAMEL SAUCE----
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup light cream
2 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

CREAM PUFFS: In a medium saucepan, combine butter, 1 cup water, and 1/8 ts. salt. Bring to boiling. Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously. Cook and stir till mixture forms a ball that doesn't separate. Remove from heat. Cool 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating with a wooden spoon after each addition till smooth. Drop batter by heaping tablespoons, 3 inches apart, onto a greased baking sheet. Bake in a 400 oven for 30 to 35 minutes or till golden. Cool on a wire rack. Split puffs and remove any soft dough from inside. Fill TANGY VANILLA FILLING: In a heavy medium saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat till mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Gradually stir about 1 cup of the hot mixture into beaten egg yolks. Return all of the egg mixture to the saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour pudding into a bowl. Cover the surface with clear plastic wrap. Chill. Before filling cream puffs, stir in sour cream or yogurt. CARAMEL SAUCE: In a heavy saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Stir in 1/4 cup water. Stir in cream and corn syrup. Cook and stir till bubbly (mixture may appear curdled). Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Cool slightly and spoon over filled cream puffs.