cheese puffs

Name: Cheese Puffs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 stick(s) butter, cold; 1 cup(s) water; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) all purpose flour; 4 large eggs; 2 teaspoon(s) fresh thyme, chopped; - freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup(s) grated cheddar (or gruyere)

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Bobbe Leviten

Oakland, CA

Updated on Jan 9, 2013

I had these delicious puffs at a New Year's Eve party I attended and was instantly hooked. When I got up the next day, I did a quick Google search for "cheese puffs" and the following recipe popped up. The photo looked just like the ones I'd had the night before, and when I made them later that week, sure enough, it was the same (or awfully close). The ones I had were made with Gruyere, but I had cheddar on hand, so that's what I used. Bottom line is that these are easy and will be a hit at any gathering you attend. This recipe is courtesy of www.simplyrecipes.com.

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Not to be confused with Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay biscuits, these delightful cheese puffs will make you the hit of the party!

prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 6-10 as hors d'oevres

Ingredients

1 stick butter, cold
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup all purpose flour
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
- freshly ground black pepper
1 cup grated cheddar (or gruyere)

How To Make cheese puffs

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425-degrees.

Step 2

In a medium sized saucepan, add the water, butter, and salt, and bring to a boil over high heat.
Step 3

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.
Step 4

Remove the pan from the heat and place dough into the metal bowl of a stand mixer to allow it to cool a little, so that the dough will be warm, but not so warm as to cook the eggs when you add them. Mixing at low speed in a stand mixer helps with this step.
Step 5

Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring after each addition until the eggs are incorporated into the dough. (If you don't have a stand mixer or hand mixer, use a wooden spoon.) The dough should become creamy, shiny and elastic.
Step 6

Stir in the grated cheese, thyme, and a few grinds of pepper.
Step 7

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 10-15 minutes, until puffed up and lightly golden.
Step 8

These puffs will be slightly crispy when they first come out of the oven, but will soften a bit as they cool. They can be eaten hot or cold.
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