Carla Makes Life-Changingly Good Cream Puffs | From the Test Kitchen | Bon Appétit

[@BashTagg]

This channel has the most talented, most easy going, "better have fun while you do it" kind of chefs in the world. they are all a pleasure to watch.

[@BashTagg]

Also Vinnie

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Bash Mahdawi Right? It makes me want to work here X)

[@IrsidaSheshi]

Me too haha

[@Atomiclightbulbs]

Was literally just about to write this exact same comment!!!

[@ojnab85]

Reading this made me realize how much in the spirit of Julia Child these Bon Appetit videos are. They really found a good voice/tone for their videos. Good job, Bon Appetit Test Kitchen people.

[@bethanysnyder2437]

"This whisk is...too big for this bowl" *looks right into the camera* "it's not stopping me"

[@davidb.854]

Bethany Snyder I cracked up when she said that

[@XxXShevampXxX]

She's such a rebel!🤘😎🤘

[@ashleyjames2963]

3:46 ❤️

[@alejandroespinosa7085]

yeah that's cos she is so XTRA

[@Bitchovski]

lol I have the same problem "can't stop when you get going" Anyone here deletes everything you have just typed instead of moving your cursor to the word that needs correcting? (please let it not be just me)!

[@ManualBreathing]

Big fan of Carla. She told you what you needed to know but also was quite funny and didn't take it too seriously.

[@oa2952]

Dynamik did she leave?

[@HangoutswithZach]

I really like BA because it is a bunch of pros but they don't hide the mistakes. Like when she stated, I know to add the water because last time I [fucked] it up. It's waaaaay better than the perfect...and here is one that we made 42 hours ago with no mistakes because we memorized this recipe and do it perfectly every time.*jerk off motion* Or like the video on homemade Twinkies Trial and error baby.

[@Primmmmmmm]

Zach a

[@bomethia7412]

Zach Yep, I like that they show the mistakes. It makes me feel better about how I suck at cooking most things 😂

[@noemitejeda2985]

"This is what small kids are for" agree 100%

[@godbelow]

Would never trust a small kid to whip cream, unless you enjoy picking up a big mess on the floor.

[@JeffJefferyUK]

g0dbel0w Agreed. Small kids are utterly useless for that kind of job.

[@yoonkimgabriela3656]

" My Siri is an Australian man btw " same

[@gtochld11]

I love how real she is. Everyone at home is the same way, we all fuck up!!

[@rachkate76]

Everyone except Yolanda Gampp.

[@rafatonic]

There's literally not one person I don't like from Bon Apetite

[@alexponce461]

I could do without Andy.

[@rdu239]

I love Carla, I love Claire and I love Molly!

[@Powershift3r]

*Delany...*

[@ufdrette]

Molly...

[@antoinettemaraisgauthier]

there’s only one correct answer and that’s rappoport

[@fluffykittynoodles]

"Stiff peaks is when you take cream out of the guy and nobody flops over". Great, I've been doing it wrong all along.

[@Dopesince79]

Trust me I'm a guy and I flop over every time it happens to me.

[@mommymilkers6978]

renauldo caldwell ????

[@urooba7578]

that must suck man, make sure nobody takes cream out of you!

[@Oliver-ni8kr]

Protect the innocent ones

[@arielbustamante9333]

fluffykittynoodles LoL

[@MaxMakerChannel]

I wish I had a molly.

[@Abstraiit]

yeah mdma is fun

[@frankbrown171]

I wish I had heroin.

[@alienonacid9358]

Mandy

[@Mondos2001]

Pop a molly?

[@eton13_]

pop a perky just to start up pop 2 cups of purple just to warm 2 cups drank

[@amanbiwalkar]

She is having fun. I like her😘

[@whatisthis-uw9ok]

I don't like fun.

[@livelaughlove12]

One of life's great pleasures....watching Andy eat a cream puff.

[@ltsam5815]

Watching her like she is trying to show a toddler how to eat is definitely One of life's great pleasures.

[@user-go7hd8jq6f]

😍😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Dr.BitchCraftt]

When the cream is all over his lips *unzip pants*

[@MrBitterolequeen]

Restrained myself from making thirsty comment.... instead scrolled down. ;)

[@rdu239]

I love my cream puffs spilling over my mouth every time I bite

[@YayForBoo]

I love the BA team. Each person is completely charming, and so knowledgable. I have tried so many recipes that I never would've before because of this channel.

[@gracecurtiss424]

I really love how, at the "Handsome He-Men" remark, Brad decided to materialize, but did not do any work.

[@lucm7507]

The way she speaks and gives the directions makes this recipe so much less intimidating! Thank you! ❤️😭

[@tsakibubis]

Great video, but one very important thing to remember that Carla didn't emphasise - DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN WHILE BAKING. It will cause the pastries to deflate. Keep the oven door closed until the baking is complete. Au revoir ✌️

[@daulahiftitah6461]

True, my mom bakes cream puffs hundreds of times, and she told me the same thing. It will actually deflate.

[@Eva-bd2rm]

Noooooo...I just read your comment after having opened my oven to light it again to bring it back up to 350 :( my oven has to be lit manually so there's no way I could turn it back on without opening it again.

[@daulahiftitah6461]

@@Eva-bd2rm well, at least don't open the oven until the batch(es) are finished baking. Idk about temperature in fahrenheit, but my mom said that she always bakes it when the oven reaches over 200°C, maybe around 210-220°C until the cream puffs rise, then turned it down around 180°C (I think 350°F is alright). Idk for how long, but she told me to take it out once it golden brown. Any hotter than that, the cream puffs might ended up burnt.

[@daulahiftitah6461]

Okay, just knew that 200°C is hotter than 350°F... but my mom said that it's her way of making cream puffs fluffy. I believe her, witnessing that she had done it pretty much everyday for years

[@Eva-bd2rm]

@@daulahiftitah6461 Thank you so much! I'll convert the temperatures to Fahrenheit and try that with a second batch.

[@rachel.the.riveter]

So fun story. I needed to make 64 cream puffs for a baby gender reveal party. So I quadrupled the recipe. Only the eggs didn't need to be quadrupled... the dough was at the right consistency and I didn't trust my instinct and kept adding eggs... Now I have added 3 more recipes of just the paste (sans the eggs) and it is the right consistency. So 112-ish cream puffs are on their way. But this is about being human, right?

[@eudoriofilho]

Rachel Holt so if you need to quadruplicate the recipe, the eggs still the same as the normal recipe?

[@rachel.the.riveter]

It is a "by touch" thing. You add each egg and then test for the "v" drip. Once you get the right consistency... stop. Even if there are eggs left over.

[@eudoriofilho]

Ooh, I was thinking that you should add just the amount of eggs for the times one recipe, hahaha, got me intrigued thinking how magically possible would so few eggs suffice for a four time plus recipe xD

[@Cyrribrae]

Guess ya'll might as well have a second baby so you can use up those cream puffs!

[@rachel.the.riveter]

Cyrribrae oh goodness, I’ll leave the baby making to my cousins. I’ve had my 2. I’m good.

[@Vanderhaer]

Moly's face at 6:28 when Carla asks her without asking her for sugar-priceless

[@PoopBoss]

Right?! Maybe a little beef in the kitchen

[@itimk0]

The most encouraging thing about these videos is that none of them (except Chris's ) go perfectly. It's so REAL and endearing and makes me feel like even if I mess up a little, I can usually fix it!! That's why this channel has encouraged me to come up with my own recipies, make pie dough FROM SCRATCH AND BY HAND (which my mother and grandmother can't even do), and generally just really try recipes I never would.

[@FozyFozyano]

"this is just the frist tray, btw. And if you think i'm gonna do the second tray, you're wrong, 'cause i'm not." hahaha

[@dancoll8166]

Definitely a video about being a real person. I love Andy. He's definitely one of life's great pleasures.

[@hambonelouis]

"I'm not perfect" We think you're great :)

[@deflog]

i love her so real yet so kind of a few people nowadays

[@09yulstube]

Such a good video, I love how chill, and yet warm the chef is.

[@cabrina614]

God I love carla so much. She shows it’s okay to just have fun and not everything has to be perfect.

[@chrzrd.]

The circle cutter template is so clever! I'll definitely use that.

[@Mousland-723]

I love Carla video's She makes it look like so much fun. She is who I want to be when I grow up.

[@hannahplas2495]

I’m watching this on my iPhone while it’s plugged in. So, when Carla said, “hey Siri”, my Siri opened and asked, “yes?”. 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

[@x_sheenah]

I love Carla in this episode as much as I love cream puffs! Love that she gracefully acknowledges and lives with her imperfections.

[@moe245]

Shes cool as hell lol does she have a channel? Or other videos

[@iamatitle5031]

POISON there's more from her on this channel, lover her crispy mushroom video

[@moe245]

bre ung yass! Im going to look for that! Thank you so much!!

[@spacecorgi3074]

She also has a seeds and grains (I think it's like "Bulk buy" stuff? idk) series which was really good!! Super short though :( Wish there was more.

[@annienguyen8519]

She frequently chats on the Bon Appetit podcast with Adam Rappaport too- yay Carla!

[@Lemurian.Quartz]

She should def be in more videos. And my Siri is also an Australian man, more points for her lol

[@SJ-gj7mx]

This was by far the best youtube video in the entire world to show how to make cream puffs properly.........Thank you very much.

[@warmccl]

you made this look really easy, I love how you just went with the flow with any mistake you might've made, makes you more cool.

[@k.k.7797]

I found this channel because of “gourmet makes” but this is the first time I’m watching Carla’s videos and I already love her

[@Brxxxxy]

Brad at 5:04

[@Brxxxxy]

And 6:12

[@Brxxxxy]

and 6:19

[@Brxxxxy]

and 6:25

[@Brxxxxy]

AND MORE

[@Humanwall123]

and 7:03

[@MadeByJoey]

Carla, you're my hero today. Thank you!

[@caselisous3997]

How to know if someone is a sadist: “I like to whip cream by hand”

[@Becky_Lewis_Survivor]

Although admitted she chose wrongly, LOL 😋

[@erikajoydailisan]

They make baking/cooking seem so fun and so casual and like anyone can do it. It makes me want to try and make everything

[@ice60629]

2:36 how to do drag

[@Chemeleon15]

Manny Salas how to "tuck" lol

[@astrowiz3544]

Lollll

[@Mystearicia]

I love the bon appetit chefs :D they're all so chill and they show how they're also still learning new stuff

[@normalrings5659]

5:04 the man has arrived!

[@jenmullins4198]

Xlr8ti0n haha! My thoughts exactly!

[@edaj1990]

Braaadddd

[@JBLuv78]

Love how you guys utilize baking tins that are more on the "used and loved" side rather than the "just out of the box" side.

[@lavenderamberli]

"With a perfectly clean finger, get rid of the little peaky peaks."

[@lynnkite3083]

This is my favorite so far! So simple and real feeling! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@lexanimus]

"stiff peaks is when you pull the cream out of the guy, and your turn it over and nobody flops over" -Carla

[@taylorabbey7691]

These BA videos got me through quarantine! There’s only so much bad news you can see before you start feeling awful! Thank you BA!!!!

[@henrysmith893]

choux pastry profiteroles.

[@sacredsiren]

I honestly love everyone in this test kitchen, you guys make me smile every time I watch... Carla is always awesome! Those creampuffs look great, but cooling your pate a choux outside of the oven is a sure fire way to get gummy interiors on your choux forms... you really should let them cool in the oven with the door open if you want the best texture so they dry out and the moist interiors don't steam... also, pastry chef tip... if you don't want peaks like that then you need to stop pressing on the piping bag before you start to pull away and then gently dip it downward ever so slightly before lifting up... that will help reduce the peaks and give you a better shape

[@RadioImmunoAssay2]

Haha! Brad Leone walks by right after she says handsome He-Men.

[@NessaOfDorthonion]

GisForGangsta Had to check it out and you are indeed correct

[@noori112]

Alittle custard with the whipped cream in this is heaven!!!! 😍😍🤩🤩

[@THETXLG]

I am SO jealous of the view y'all have out that window.

[@dylanw6067]

Where do they show the view?

[@Ahjotaelle]

Every time I'm thinking the same thing!

[@godbelow]

It's a bunch of buildings. Go visit Yosemite, or even just upstate New York. Plenty to be truly jealous of.

[@TheR971]

g0dbel0w The most iconic city in the world, the face of prosperity and progress vs some rocks and trees?

[@recentral48]

They work in the new World Trade Center. So jealous!

[@jabrettell]

I remember watching Julia Child when I was a kid (like, 20 years ago) and she advised against using wooden spoons or spatulas because they can absorb flavor. At the time I thought it would remove flavor from what you were cooking and now I realize that doesn't make much sense

[@pennyfarting]

I think what she meant is that they retain the flavor of whatever you used them for previously. So if you used a wooden spoon to stir a curry and then used it for cream puff dough a week later, your cream puffs would taste like curry.

[@ExaltedDuck]

Absorb today, release tomorrow. My mom like to use silicone spatulas and they absorb all kinds of fatty flavors. Makes her scrambled eggs taste like dish soap.

[@Callmegoddess1234]

Thatis an adorable way of prepping the eggs

[@Trixtah]

Dear Swedes: choux pastry is nothing like your semlor. The ratio of butter to flour is around 4:5 for choux. For semlor, it's more like 1:4. Secondly, semlor is a YEASTED dough. Choux rises because of the high fat ratio - there is no rising agent. The fact the the buns are a similar shape and have some cream in them does not make them the same bun.

[@noitakuu_art]

Everything she makes looks amazing 💖

[@latui7350]

The 1/2 cup of water is missing from the written recipe ingredients list, but at least it's present in the directions. Y'all have got to get the written recipe part together. Of the recipes I've looked at on Bon Appetit, all have inconsistencies that are critical to the success of the recipe.

[@andreak6888]

Carla, you speak to my soul

[@AirrowRocket]

Finally a normally behaving chef and non-preschooler produced video. How refreshing.

[@vcross05]

haha

[@Cyrribrae]

Aww, we love you anyway Vinnie. Vinny? Vincenzo.. Whatever.

[@nuwenese]

i love the cookie cutter + flour on the sheet pan trick!

[@mycelsium3021]

These looks like Swedish "semlor"

[@emmaashby8278]

I need more of this lady in my life

[@bballerryday]

Andy is my crush

[@daniellesalvia7788]

I love her! She’s like the perfect mom ❤️

[@bangximdead]

Looks like a Swedish semla! But the semla has a sugary almond goo in the bottom.

[@andromedamccayne4883]

Carla is literally glowing, the most beautiful person I have ever seen.

[@78deathface]

Watch out, Beard Papa! There's a new cream puff in town...

[@cheonsacher]

I love beard papa 😍

[@scout1267]

Im so grateful for this video guide. I've been trying to make choux for about 4 months now to make eclairs with my girlfriend, her favorite dessert, and this is the first recipe that worked

[@zaraeveryday7468]

2020 and wow this is different than what we see now.. THEY WERE HOLDING SO MUCH OF THEIR PERSONALITIES BACK HAHA

[@MrHyperactivebunny]

How do all these chefs have such distinct and fun personalities? Like? I literally bake my cakes in silence and hiss whenever a bird chirps at the window and these guys are overflowing with humour and wit. I am jealous.

[@IntermissionPrairieWolf]

That water was more clouded than my judgement on whether or not to put up this comment.

[@wabisabi1542]

She used the measuring cup for milk beforehand

[@SaraWilliamson]

I love Carla so much

[@hugeackman7524]

Fun video

[@MaysBreakdown]

Just made them. Perfect. Simple. I was really struggling with other recipes, but this one hit the nail on the head. This was my practice run for a tea party later in the week, after tasting them without filling I highly suggest filling them with eggs, some sort of ham product (bacon, sliced ham, Canadian bacon, spam, I don't care) and a good strong cheddar. That's just my opinion, take it or leave it.

[@lave4692]

Please tell me there's an It's Alive with Brad episode coming soon.

[@kurogane2638]

Carla looks so happy in this video

[@AKpelmeni]

"or a handsome he-man if you live with any of those..." - Brad walks by.

[@marcos100298]

I think I just love Carla

[@billiondollardan]

Just let Brad do it. He's got the muscles but you might not be able to shut him up lol

[@clarabehrends5259]

I love Carla ... She's so much fun

[@user-kh9ki3kq8m]

I can’t be the only one who think she looks like Sarah Silverman

[@mayabeanpapaya]

I love the city in the background

[@zora5794]

Please, Can you start putting the measurements or put the recipe written in the description box. You’ll say but in sugar bug you don’t say how much a cup or a teaspoon could be helpful.

[@byn1234]

Recipe is always linked in description with full measurements and instructions

[@daphneygermain7209]

"But this is all about being human" I love this

[@TheCrathes]

"Pull the cream out of the guy, turn it over and it won't flop over."

[@Chemeleon15]

TheCrathes it's funnier if you quote her exactly.

[@TheCrathes]

Haha, you are right, I thought I did. Didn't have time to go back and listen to it.

[@ashleymorgan5946]

I love Carla. she said, "this whisk is too big for the bowl. it's not stopping me." 🤣 shes like inspirational in her quirks bc she isn't trying to be a pretentious gourmet chef. shes just herself but highly skilled.

[@PixelBytesPixelArtist]

Molly seems just maybe, possible, kinda, sorta pissed

[@ТдмвкоьмаклПптьшгепиьлеа]

I love Carla. She's just so genuine and it feels like home and fun. Sounds kinda weird I know

[@franqy4056]

I WANT BRAD TO MAKE CREAM PUFFS! WHERE'S BRAD?

[@gaittr]

It's the first recipe I learned as a child. I used to love to make these for my family.

[@5850terry]

This looks like every other cream puff recipe. Not that that's bad.

[@leah7659]

They look amazing! 🥰✨ and omg love Carla!😂💕 so funny!

[@beener826]

Who else was looking for Brad in the background!!

[@godbelow]

Alright we got it, we don't need this dumb comment in every video.

[@beener826]

cool man thanks for the input!!!

[@GeorgeSemel]

My friend Thomas Collins IV would love these! Cream Puff's was one of his favorite things, God keeps his soul. RIP WB.

[@thebreadlady]

The way Carla just told Molly, not asked nicely, to handle the powdered sugar and then proceeds to reduce her down to "a Molly" is rude.

[@kfinley147]

Awesome video. The humor had me spitting coffee!!! Bonus, as I haven't made cream puffs for YEARS, this was an excellent instructional review for me!

[@ラジカル-d4s]

Ayo it’s that goose from kung fu panda

[@kimberlysaladeen1492]

Looks so much nicer when u smile 👍🏽

[@shiza.]

BRAD

[@auroradavis9590]

That trick about how to make measurements for your puffs in the flour changed my life

[@JC-ln6on]

“I’m not perfect”. Well, now we know Carla is a liar.

[@Paul-xj8ln]

When I first started watching BA, Carla intimidated me. Now, she is my favorite right next to Claire. I love her realness. I’d love to just have a really great conversation with her about anything.