Basic Cheese Puffs

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 whole eggs, plus
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon english mustard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup finely grated well-flavored cheese, such as cheddar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425 degrees. place the butter, salt and water in a pan. bring to a boil.
• 2 sift the flour onto a sheet of waxed paper, then, off the heat, add it all to the butter and water mixture and stir it in very quickly to form a thick paste that leaves the sides of the pan clean.
• 3 return the pan to the heat and beat the mixture with a wooden spoon for 1 minute to dry it. remove the pan from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
• 4 beat in the eggs and yolk, one at a time, then add the mustard, cayenne pepper and grated cheese. (i didn't have dry mustard so i used 1 teaspoon grainy, brown mustard. i also used a dash more cayenne for an extra bite.).
• 5 place teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto a nonstick baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees and cook for 15 minutes, until golden brown. cool on a wire rack and serve cold.