Cheese Puffs (Netherlands)
Recipe: #32966
July 18, 2019
Categories: Snacks, Eggs, Appetizers, Oven Bake, Vegetarian Flour, Kosher Dairy, more
"Recipe source: 150 Dutch and Belgian Recipes cookbook"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (30.9 g)
- Calories 52.1
- Total Fat - 3.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.4 g
- Cholesterol - 75.7 mg
- Sodium - 54.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 2.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 0.1 g
- Protein - 3.6 g
- Calcium - 37.8 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Step 2
In a saucepan over low heat heat the butter, water and salt until butter melts and then bring to a boil. Remove heat and add all the flour all at once (Adding the flour all at once is an important part of making this pastry).
Step 3
Return pan to low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes away from the side of the pan and forms a ball -- will take a few minutes.
Step 4
Transfer dough to a bowl and beat in the eggs, one at a time, with a mixer that is fitted with dough hooks; continue beating until dough is smooth and glossy. Stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Step 5
Using two teaspoons place 25 walnut size mounds of the mixture on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake for 20 minutes or until puffed and light golden brown.
Step 6
Remove from oven and let cool. Cut the puffs open with scissors and fill with the remaining cheese using a spoon.
Step 7
Just before serving, heat them in a hot oven for a few minutes. (****These freeze well -- reheat frozen puffs in a 425 degree oven for 7-10 minutes).
Tips
No special items needed.