On Friday, I am usually home early from work. Having nothing to do, I switched on the TV and by chance I saw a cooking show, while this laady was making Cheese Puffs. It was easy. After the show, I went onto internet to look for the recipe. Reading through the recipe, it was really simple and with simple ingredients. I baked it on the weekend since I got nothing much to do. It was to be delicious though a lot improvement needed on my piping skill to recreate a nicer shape for the puff...
Make about 24-30 puffs.
Ingredients:
1 Stick Butter (113g)
1 Cup water
½ Teaspoon Salt
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
4 Large Eggs
1 Cup Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1.Preheat oven to 218C (425°F). 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 2 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.
5. Spoon out small balls (about a heaping tablespoon) of the dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet, with at least an inch separating the spoonfuls. Or you can transfer the mixture to a ziplock bag and cut half an inch off of one corner to create a pastry bag. squeeze the mixture into small rounds onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Place in oven and cook for 10 minutes at 218C (425°F). Lower heat to 176 C(350°F) and cook for another 15-20 minutes, until puffed up and lightly golden.
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