Cheddar Cheese Puffs
Cheddar Cheese Puffs is a lacto ovo vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. One serving contains 109 calories, 4g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe serves 24 and costs 53 cents per serving. 2628 people were glad they tried this recipe. If you have salt, butter, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Simply Recipes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 60%. This score is solid. Users who liked this recipe also liked Cheddar Cheese Puffs, Cheddar Puffs, and HamJam Cheddar Puffs.
Servings: 24
Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 stick butter (8 Tbsp or 4 ounces)
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme (or rosemary)
Freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (4 ounces) grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup water
Equipment:
wooden spoon
sauce pan
frying pan
baking sheet
oven
Cooking instruction summary:
1 In a medium sized saucepan, add the water, butter, and salt, and bring to a boil over high heat. 2 Reduce the heat to medium and add the flour all at once. Stir rapidly. The mixture will form a dough ball that will pull away from the sides of the pan. It helps to use a wooden spoon to stir as the dough will be rather thick. Continue to cook for a couple minutes. 3 Remove the pan from the heat and let cool for a couple of minutes. Stir so that the dough cools more evenly. You want the dough to be warm, just not so hot that when you start adding eggs they cook as they hit the dough. Add the eggs one at a time, stirring after each addition until the eggs are incorporated into the dough. (Do this part in a mixer if you want, or by hand with a wooden spoon.) The dough should become rather creamy.4 Stir in the grated cheese, thyme, and a few grinds of pepper.5 Preheat oven to 425°F. Spoon out small balls (about a heaping tablespoon) of the dough onto a Silpat or parchment lined baking sheet, with at least an inch separating the spoonfuls. Place in oven and cook for 10 minutes at 425°F. Lower heat to 350°F and cook for another 15-20 minutes, until puffed up and lightly golden.
Step by step:
1. 1 In a medium sized saucepan, add the water, butter, and salt, and bring to a boil over high heat. 2 Reduce the heat to medium and add the flour all at once. Stir rapidly. The mixture will form a dough ball that will pull away from the sides of the pan. It helps to use a wooden spoon to stir as the dough will be rather thick. Continue to cook for a couple minutes. 3
2. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool for a couple of minutes. Stir so that the dough cools more evenly. You want the dough to be warm, just not so hot that when you start adding eggs they cook as they hit the dough.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, stirring after each addition until the eggs are incorporated into the dough. (Do this part in a mixer if you want, or by hand with a wooden spoon.) The dough should become rather creamy.4 Stir in the grated cheese, thyme, and a few grinds of pepper.5 Preheat oven to 425°F. Spoon out small balls (about a heaping tablespoon) of the dough onto a Silpat or parchment lined baking sheet, with at least an inch separating the spoonfuls.
4. Place in oven and cook for 10 minutes at 425°F. Lower heat to 350°F and cook for another 15-20 minutes, until puffed up and lightly golden.
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