Cherry Cream Puff Ring

By wldnglfr

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
• 2 pkg. (3 3/4) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling
• 1/2 t. almond extract
• 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat water and butter to boiling in 1 quart saucepan; stir in flour. Stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Drop dough by tablespoons onto greased baking sheet; smooth with spatula. Bake until puffed and golden, 50 to 60 minutes,
Cool ring.

Cut off top with sharp knife; pull out any soft dough. Beat milk, sour cream, pudding and pie filling (dry) and extract in small mixer bowl on low speed until blended, about 1 minute. Fill Cream puff ring with pudding mixture. Replace top; then spoon cherry pie filling over the ring. Refrigerate until serving time.