Gruyere Cheese Puffs

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 75 ml water
• 75 ml milk
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 pinch salt
• 60 g butter, cut into small chunks
• 80 g gruyere cheese or 80 g jarlsberg cheese, grated
• 80 g plain flour, sifted

Recipe

• 1 .preheat the oven to 210°c.
• 2 place the water, milk, butter and the salt in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
• 3 remove from the heat, add the flour and stir to form a paste.
• 4 return to the heat and cook for a minute or two, stirring continuously.
• 5 transfer to a mixing bowl and allow to cool until slightly warm.
• 6 beat in the eggs, a little at a time -- in about 3 or 4 lots.
• 7 add half of the grated cheese and mix thoroughly.
• 8 spoon small dollops of the mixture onto a tray lined with baking paper. leave about an inch between each one to allow for some spreading during cooking.
• 9 sprinkle the remaining grated cheese over the top.
• 10 bake for about 10 minutes (until risen and the outer shell has set) then reduce heat to 170c and bake for a further 5 minutes, until golden brown.
• 11 remove from the oven and serve immediately.