Just A Mums Cheese Puffs Food

CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a saucepan, heat the milk, butter, salt, pepper, and nutmeg over medium heat, until scalded. Add the flour all at once and beat it vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes together. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat for 2 minutes. The flour will begin to coat the bottom of the pan. Dump the hot mixture into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Immediately add the eggs, Gruyere, and Parmesan and pulse until the eggs are incorporated and the dough is smooth and thick.
• Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large plain round tip. Pipe in mounds 1 1/4 inches wide and 3/4-inch high onto the baking sheets. With a wet finger, lightly press down the swirl at the top of each puff. (You can also use 2 spoons to scoop out the mixture and shape the puffs with damp fingers.) Brush the top of each puff lightly with egg wash and sprinkle with a pinch of Gruyere. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown outside but still soft inside.

MOM'S EASY CHEESE PUFF

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven according to packaged dough directions. Roll out the entire dough roll into one large rectangle. Make sure all seams are pressed together, so there are no openings in the dough.
• Place the small cut-up chunks of cheese into the center of the dough in a mound. Coming out to about 1 or 2 inches from the edge of the dough. Add jam.If you want to add crushed walnuts, you want to add that now.At this point, you can fold the cheese puff.
• Once filled, bring up the edges of the dough to the center of the cheese mound and pinch it together shut. You should have a cheese-filled dough ball. According to the Pillsbury packaged directions, bake in the oven at 375. I recommend 20 minutes of baking time to allow the dough to cook through in the center. Also, make sure the cheese is melted in the center of the cheese puff. Cut into wedges and serve with crackers!

CHEESE PUFFS (GOUGERES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Set aside.
• In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water with the milk, butter, sugar and salt and stir over low heat until the sugar, butter and salt have melted. Raise the heat to medium and bring to a healthy simmer.
• Take from the heat and immediately add the flour. Stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture thickens, is smooth and no flour lumps remain. Return to the heat and cook, stirring, until a film forms on the bottom of the pan. Continue stirring, careful not to scrape up the film, for a minute or two more.
• Transfer the mixture (panade) to a food processor. Mix for a minute to dissipate the heat. Add the eggs one at a time with the processor running. Pay attention to the consistency of the paste. It should be smooth and shiny, so you may only need 3 of the eggs. Stir in the cheese.
• Using a small cookie scoop, scoop generous mounds onto the parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing them an inch apart. Place in the oven, immediately reduce the heat to 375 degrees F and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the cheese puffs are golden brown.

SAVORY CHEESE PUFFS- MOM'S RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet lightly. Heat water and margarine to rolling boil in a heavy saucepan. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir vigorously over low heat for about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat. Beat in eggs, all at once, with a hand mixer, until smooth. Stir in cheese, onion, and parsley.
• 2. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until these are puffed and golden. Serve warm.