Serves: 8
Total Calories: 699

PATE A CHOUX (puffs):
1 cup water
1 cup flour
2 cups butter
4 whole large eggs

CHICKEN SALAD:
1 pound cooked chicken meat, boned and minced
1/4 cup onion, minced
1/4 cup celery, minced
1/4 cup pecans pieces
1/4 cup mandarin orange, drained
3/4 cup Best Foods mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon Dijon style mustard
dash hot sauce, to taste
1/4 cup dried cranberries, optional

PATE A CHOUX (puffs): Makes 18-20

In a 10-inch Dutch oven, heat water and butter to rolling boil. Remove from heat and vigorously stir in flour about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball. Let dough cool slightly then stir in eggs, one at a time continue beating until smooth. Drop dough onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 400°F for 35-40 minutes. Let cool before
cutting/filling.

For 12-inch Dutch oven cooking, preheat Dutch oven loading briquettes around the top with 6 in the middle around the lid handle and place 8 coals underneath (7 in a circle and 1 small one in the middle) and DON'T PEEK for at least 35 minutes. If you peek, they will flatten like a snicker doodle cookie. Half the recipe for a 12-inch Dutch oven or bake two batches.

CHICKEN SALAD:

In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and stir until well combined, mixture should be creamy and slightly pasty to squeeze through a large star tip of a pastry bag. Or, mix a little less for scooping into halved puffs. For more creaminess, add more mayonnaise.

ASSEMBLY:

FILLING USING A PASTRY BAG Fill the pastry bag, fitted with a large star tip with the salad mixture. Insert tip into the side or bottom of a puff and gently squeeze the salad into the center of the puff. About 1 to 1 1/2 Tbs.

FILLING CUTTING PASTRY OPEN: With a sharp serrated knife, cut the puff 1/3 up from the bottom, in half not cutting all the way through, leaving a hinge attached. Open the top and using a #24 (1 oz.) food portioning scoop, place a scoop of salad into the bottom of the bottom of the pastry, close top.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 8
Total Calories: 699
Calories from Fat: 588

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