Parmesan Cheese Puffs

Cheese Puffs-Parmesan Cheese Puffs
No, not your out of a bag cheese puff, yummy light creations, like cream puffs.  These are Parmesan puffs.

Ingredients:

1 cup water

4 eggs

1 cup of flour

1/2 cup butter or margarine (butter makes them better)

1/2 cup of Parmesan

1 extra cup of Parmesan to fill them with after first baking

 

Melt the butter in the water over medium heat, and bring to a boil.

Using a whisk, mix in the flour, don't worry if it looks like it wont' mix, it will.

Mix until it starts to form a ball.  Next you will add in the eggs all at once.  I have done this with a whisk in the same pan, but have found a mixer will save you worry and trouble.

Place pan ingredients into the mixer, adding the eggs all at once. Mix a few minutes until smooth as shown below.

You can use a pastry bag to get these perfect, but I really enjoy the rustic difference once they're cooked.  I flatten slightly with a spatula, but not necessary.

     Bake at 400 degrees F for 25 minutes until golden brown.  Cool on a rack for 10-15 minutes.

Using a bread knife or serrated knife, cut in half.

How they look inside.

Add a pinch of the additional Parmesan you put aside.

Put tops back on trying to match them up from how they were baked.

At this point you can put in the refrigerator until ready to eat them.

when you are ready for them, heat oven to 350 degrees F, and reheat for 8 minutes. 

Super light and decadent at the same time.