Melt butter in a saucepan.

Add boiling water to the melted butter.

Sift flour and salt together.

Add the flour and salt mixture to the liquid off the heat.

Beat until the mixture is smooth.

Return the mixture to heat.

Cook until the mixture comes together, about 1 minute.

Cool the mixture slightly.

Gradually add beaten eggs, beating with a wooden spoon until the spoon stands up in the mixture.

Place dessertspoons of the mixture onto a greased baking tray.

Bake in a preheated oven at 190c/375f for 30 minutes.

Do not open the oven for the first 15 minutes of baking.

When cooked, cool on a wire tray.

Pull any uncooked dough from the center of the puffs.

Fill the puffs with whipped cream sweetened with icing sugar and vanilla.

Sprinkle with icing sugar or ice with chocolate icing.