The Frontier House Cheese Puffs

21
Ingredients

45m
Prep Time

20m
Cook Time

1h 5m
Ready In

Recipe: #31757

April 08, 2019

Categories: Side Dishes, Snacks, Appetizers, Deep Fry, Flour, Spices, more

recipe by:
ForeverMama

"This recipe comes from the infamous "Frontier House" hotel/inn and is delicious served as an appetizer party food or alongside steak, chicken or other meats/fish. The Frontier House was once the best hostelry in the Niagara Falls area (Lewiston, NY) whose guests included Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, President William McKinley, boxer John L. Sullivan, and politician and orator Henry Clay, among many others. I believe it is no longer in business, but it is also known to be haunted."

Original is 6-8 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (265.1 g)
Calories 535.7
Total Fat - 37.6 g
Saturated Fat - 19.6 g
Cholesterol - 518.1 mg
Sodium - 1147.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 29.4 g
Dietary Fiber - 3.5 g
Sugars - 9.7 g
Protein - 22.3 g
Calcium - 183.6 mg
Iron - 3.4 mg
Vitamin C - 0.6 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

SAUCE

Step 1

Melt butter in a 1 quart saucepan.

Step 2

Add onion; cook until tender.

Step 3

Stir in flour and blend with a wire whisk until smooth. Cook 1 minute. Add milk and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Add salt and pepper.

Step 4

In a small bowl, mix dry mustard and water. Add prepared mustard and honey to dry mustard; blend well.

Step 5

Stir mustard mixture into sauce; blend well. Reserve.

PUFFS

Step 6

Heat water, butter and salt to the boiling point in a heavy 1 1/2 quart saucepan.

Step 7

Add flour all at once, beating vigorously wiht a wooden spoon. Cook over low heat, beating constantly, until mixture pulls away from the sides of teh pan and forms a ball in the center.

Step 8

Transfer paste to a medium bowl and add eggs, one at a time, beating well with an electric mixer after each addition. Mixture should be stiff and glossy.

Step 9

Stir in cheese, dry mustard, cayenne and Worcestershire sauce.

Step 10

Heat 2-inches of oil in a heavy saucepan or deep fryer to 375-degrees F.

Step 11

Drop 1 heaping teaspoon of the batter into the hot fat to make each puff. Fry 5 or 6 at a time until golden brown, about 2 - 3 minutes.

Step 12

Test done-ness, but cutting one puff in half to see that it is cooked through completely, if not lower heat slightly to cook through without over browning.