Choux Pastry   (Cream Puff Shells)

1/ 2 cup shortening

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup boiling water

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour

4 eggs

Preheat oven to 230 degrees C.

In medium saucepan, combine shortening, salt and boiling

water and heat until entire mixture boils. Reduce heat, add

flour all at once and stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball.

Remove from heat and add eggs, one at a time, beating

thoroughly after each addition. Continue beating until mixture

is thick and shiny and breaks from spoon.

Pipe or spoon onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake 20 mins,

reduce heat to 175 degrees C and bake 20 mins. more, or until

golden and sound hollow when tapped.

Cool and fill.