Gruyere cheese puffs

https://www.chatelaine.com/recipe/vegetarian/gruyere-cheese-puffs/

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter

• 1/2 tsp granulated sugar

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

• 2 eggs

• 3/4 cup finely grated gruyère

• 1 tbsp snipped chives

• pinch cayenne pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F. Arrange racks in top and bottom thirds of oven. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Pour 1/2 cup water into a saucepan and set over high. Add butter, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, 1 to 2 min. Then remove from heat. Using a wooden spoon, stir in fl our all at once, beating briskly until the mixture comes away from the sides of pan.Scrape dough into a medium bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Let dough cool about 2 min. Then beat on low speed, adding 1 egg at a time, letting it be combined into the dough before adding the next one. Stir in 1/2 cup cheese, chives and cayenne. Divide dough into 24 mounds, 1 in. apart on sheets. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.Bake for 10 min. Rotate and switch sheets, then reduce heat to 350F. Continue baking until tops are golden, 7 to 10 more min. Remove puff s to a cooling rack. Puff s will keep well, frozen in an airtight container, for up to 1 month. Reheat in centre of 400F preheated oven until warm, 5 to 7 min.

Prep Tip: Finely grating the cheese gives the best results.

Nutrition

Calories 50, Protein 2 g, Carbohydrates 2 g, Fat 4 g, Sodium 43 mg.