See video MarthaStewart.com
1 cup water
1 stick butter
1 tsp sugar
Bring to rolling boil
Add flour all at once stir and ****cook in pot for 2-3 minutes till film forms on the bottom of the pan.
***Transfer to a bowl to cool slightly then...
Add 3-4 eggs (store bought size) incorporating each one at a time
Dough should be sticky but not slick, and hold a stiff peak.
Hot oven 425 15min?--20 minutes til puffed up and lightly browned
Then turn down oven to 325 for another 10-15 minutes
Pastry Cream
https://www.seriouseats.com/vanilla-pastry-cream-creme-patissiere
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2 cups (455g) whole milk
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1 vanilla bean, split and scraped (see note)- or vanilla extract
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4 ounces granulated sugar (1/2 cup; 115g), plain or toasted
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1 ounce (3 tablespoons; 30g) cornstarch
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1/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume
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Half whole eggs half yolks-Yolks from 4 large eggs, straight from the fridge (2 1/2 ounces; 70g)
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1 ounce unsalted butter (2 tablespoons; 30g), cut into 1/2-inch cubes
