"These Italian cream puffs are made from a baked chioux pastry and filled with Italian pastry cream or sweetened whipped cream. Perfetto!..."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup butter
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1 cup water
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 tsp salt
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4 eggs
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2 cups heavy whipping cream ((do not substitute with light cream here))
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2 tsp vanilla ((divided 1 tsp, plus 1 tsp))
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1/4 tsp cream of tarter
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2 1/2 cups powdered sugar ((divided, 1 1/2 cups plus 1 cup))
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1.5 lbs ricotta cheese ((artisan variety, see note))
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1 tsp liquor such as Sambucca or Amaretto ((optional))