Cherry Cream Puff Ring

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 3 1/2 ounces french vanilla instant pudding
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 21 ounces cherry pie filling

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 heat water and butter to boiling in one-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 tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheet to form 8-inch ring. smooth with spatula. bake until puffed and golded, 50-60 minutes. cool ring. cut off top with sharp knife; pull out any soft dough.
• 3 beat milk, sour cream, dry pudding mix and extract in small mixer bowl on low speed until blended, about 1minute. fill cream puff ring with pudding mixture; spoon 1/2 cup of the cherry pie filling onto pudding mixture. replace top of cream puff ring and spoon dabs of remaining cherry filling on top.refrigerate until serving time.