Cream puffs were a specialty of my mother's, and every year she prepared a huge amount to serve at her sorority's Alumni Style Show. I can remember looking at the trays of large puffed pastries with ...

Place 1 cup flour in a medium bowl and use a pastry blender to cut in ½ cup softened butter (or pull 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite direction), until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.