Wisconsin Families Share The Cream Puffs: Traditional Wisconsin Food At The State Fair

Eating cream puffs at the Wisconsin State Fair is a tradition for many Wisconsin families. And this Thursday, Aug. 6th, the cream puffs will again be on sale at the State Fair in Milwaukee. Cream puffs are a traditional Wisconsin food.They are mostly butter and cream, - two ubiquitous, Wisconsin foods originating from those bucolic, Wisconsin cows sharing America's Dairyland with humans. It's only logical that the traditional Wisconsin foods of butter and cream be mixed together with a bit of flour, eggs and water. What else would be on hand in a Wisconsin farm kitchen? It was Wisconsin's inevitable destiny to create a delicious, flaky, buttery, creamy, sweet cream puff and share it's recipe with the world.

If you can't get to the fair but want a true Wisconsin cream puff, click on "Continue reading...' for Marlyne Schantz Seymour of Elkhorn, Wisconsin's cream puff recipe. She shared her recipe with Harva Hachten and Terese Allen for publication in their culinary documentation of Wisconsin culture. The history book/travel guide/cookbook is titled, The Flavor of Wisconsin: An informal history of food and eating in the Badger state.

Cream Puffs

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 4 eggs, at room temperature

Bring water and butter to boil. Add flour all at once, stirring quickly with a wooden spoon. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and does not cling to sides of pan.

Remove from heat and after 2 minutes beat in eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Drop by tablespoon on a greased cooke sheet 2 inches apart. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 25 minutes more.

When cool, cut and fill with freshly whipped cream or any filling desired.

This week Wisconsin families will again gather in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin State Fair and share the traditional Wisconsin cream puffs. They'll stand together in an outrageously long line that moves at surprising zephyr speed, purchase boxes of cream puffs and pass the pastries around. But eating the prize cream puffs is just one of the fun things to do at the Wisconsin State Fair. Fair-goers will stroll the pavilions learning about the numerous agricultural products produced in Wisconsin. They'll see Wisconsin businesses display their goods to demonstrate the state at work. They'll see the remarkable, award-winning 4-H projects made by Wisconsin kids. And the brave and young will get dizzy on carnival rides. And when everybody is tired out from walking, they'll dine outside while enjoying live, musical performances. Later more cream puffs may be bought to be taken home and shared again. Wisconsin families come together over cream puffs, at least ours did. When one pastry is the size of the head of a small child it takes a small family to consume one.

So whether you buy those cream puffs at the fair or make them at home, just remember, a Wisconsin cream puff is never fattening or unhealthy when enjoyed in a spirit of state pride. Raise a cream puff to salute the state of Wisconsin! And smile, you've got real whipped cream all over your face.

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