I know I’ve posted this fine recipe before, but this time I changed it up a tiny bit and had to re-post. Being right smack in the throws of the big entertaining season, these are great because you can easily freeze them, and then pop them in the oven at the sign of a visitor and heat at 325°F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden. They are also amazing stuffed with Stilton and honey, goats cheese, cream cheese, escargots, etc. I hope you try these because they are just too easy and look so ‘fancy’.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup grated Parmesan Cheese (in this recipe I reversed the quantity of the cheeses because that’s what I had!)
- 1/4 cup Jarlsberg
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Place water, butter and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Remove from heat and add flour, and stir until combined.
- Return to heat and stir cooking the flour mixture until it comes away from the sides of the pan and is a shiny ball. I find the heat of the pan is enough, I generally don’t put the flame back on.
- Place in a food processor with plastic blades and process for 15 seconds (give or take).
- Add eggs and process for 40 seconds (err on the longer side of give or take).
- Add both cheeses and process for another 5-10 seconds until smooth.
- Using a wet spoon, place thumbnail-sized spoonfuls on a parchment lined cookie sheet about 3-5 cm apart. I find lightly splashing the pan with cold water helps the puffs puff up.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.
- Serve warm or room temperature.
They puff up about 12 minutes into baking but be patient, they need to bake on the inside too. They are ideal for stuffing with a pipping funnel (I bought a really cheap one from a dollar store and it works very well).
Warning: you WILL WANT one of these. Gentlemen and children, you may wish to shield your eyes. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Air Swimmer. If you haven’t seen them, check out this video, they are SO COOL! Thanks to Katherine and Greg for the help on how to embed a Youtube…I was so blind I completely missed how incredibly easy it is. Hope you don’t think I’m an idiot! 😉
Because we are going to my brother’s place for Christmas Eve celebrations, I wanted this totally cool present ready to excite and enjoy (OK, truth be told, we wanted to play with it!) so we put it together yesterday and LOVE it. We have the shark! It does take a bit of practice to fly it, so if you do get one, you may want to play practice some! That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
So, dear reader, can you resist the Air Swimmer?
[…] tried making these the quick and easy way that my normal food processor choux is made (like this) but did not have as good luck with them, they were not as elastic as a good choux should be, so I […]
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[…] posted about these delightful cheese puffs previously (please click here and here) but when I saw Lorraine’s (Not Quite Nigella) heart shaped Pâte à Choux […]
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I’ve always wanted to get the recipe for these from you. I once found a recipe online, but didn’t read the comments until after I’d made them. Turned out something was missing from the recipe and they turned out flat for me and everyone else who made them (and commented). I could have saved myself a lot of time by giving you a call — or searching your blog. I’ve learned my lesson!!!!!!
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Hi Barb, they are so easy to make. My friend Gordon uses a piping bag and pipes them onto a cookie sheet instead of the ice cream scoop. It goes a little faster, but I’m a tried and true person, so I always use my smallest scooper!
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OMG It’s not just the gentlemen and children, I want one too!!! XD I want a whole room full of them so it looks like I’m walking in an aquarium 😀
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Hi Jenny, that shark has proven to be quite the toy, and it’s not even xmas yet! I am looking forward to giving “Sharky” to my nephew tonight. I hope he gets as much of a blast from it as we did this week!
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How’d I miss this post, it’s from two days ago. No matter, glad you linked to it. I love the recipe. Cheese anything, straws, balls, logs, dip, is so popular down here.
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Greg, you should try Ann’s Cheez-itz, you would really live them!
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Watched that air swimmer before…funny.
Those puffs look so golden brown and tasty! I love a glass of wine with them.
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They are quite tasty with a glass of wine or martini! Happy Holidays Angie.
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I’m thinking I’m all about them being stuffed with stilton and honey, etc. Delicious!
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They were mighty tasty Jed, thanks. Happy Holidays to you!
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Boy do these look tasty! And stuffing them sounds even tastier. I’ve made profiteroles so have made choux pastry…which is kinda fun. Think I may give these a whirl…maybe for New Years! Thanks for the inspiration….and a very Merry Christmas to you Eva!
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Thanks Betsy, Merry Christmas to you too!
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Hi Eva, I just got nominated for The Versatile Blogger award so I am passing the nomination on to you (among others). My next post will have a link to your site — I hope to get it up by this evening.
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Wow, that’s amazing Sharyn! Congratulations and THANK YOU SO MUCH for nominating me! What a thrill. I look forward to reading your post tonight/tomorrow morning!
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The cheese puffs look delicious and those flyers are incredible! My grandsons would go crazy over them!
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Thanks Ann. You’re way too young to have grandsons! You can get them at ToysRus or at the As Seen on TV stores. I think honeybunny would love one too!
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Honey Bunny would love one….and THANK YOU! I have five grand children! *sigh* I love being a Nana!
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Oh my, Ann, 5 grand kiddies will certainly make Christmas exciting!
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Bite-sized orbs of cheesy goodness. YUM! These sound wonderful. I’ve seen the air swimmers and, yah, they’re incredible! Mind the ceiling fans, though. 🙂
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Thanks John, and mind the candles on Christmas too!
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you can also checkout the air swimmer fansite at airswimmersworld for giveaways and tutorials on how to mod them!
merry christmas
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Thanks for the link, I will pass it along to my nephew on Christmas eve!
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Okay that is quite possibly one of the coolest toys I’ve seen! I’m going to keep my eyes open for those tonight. If I don’t see one, I’m ordering one for the kids’ birthdays this summer. That is just too cool.
And Eva you made me unbelievably excited about this dish – escargot!!!! As soon as I read that I about started drooling all over the key board. I really don’t think I could think of anything I would like to eat more right now. I haven’t had escargot in forever and then to have it stuffed inside these little cheese puffs?! It would be like going to heaven for me. Mmmmmm!
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Thanks Kristy. When I developed the escargot en choux I was trying to replicate PC product called Escargot en Brioche. These are tiny little brioche buns with the escargot and garlic parsley butter but they are too filling. The choux (or cheese puffs) are a slightly lighter version!
If you do get the fish for the kids, take note that the instructions are lame and not well done. There are several Youtube instructions that we found excellent.
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I think I could happily eat a plateful of these delicious little cheese puffs Eva! 😀
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Hi Lorraine, because they puff up quite a bit, they are not that filling, so you probably could eat a plateful!
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Beautiful cheese puffs Eva – what are they like inside? Like choux buns, or more “bready”? I gotta say though… the thing I’m most smitten with in this post is that toy. Holy cow I want one. I’d love to
chase the cat around the apartmentfly it around the apartment! So much fun 😀Thanks for making me aware of this awesomeness 🙂
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Hi Charles, they are exactly choux; when they puff up, they get hollow in the centre which makes them perfect for filling! The fish is certainly a lot of fun!
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I love gougeres. They’re great with a bowl of cream of tomato soup or a glass of sparkling wine (or champagne if you have the budget) too. 🙂
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Hi Maria, we’ve recently discovered Prosecco, an Italian sparkling wine, a fantastic alternative to Champagne!
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I like the Spanish Freixenet as well as the other Italian sparkling wine, Asti. Especially with a splash of creme de cassis if I want a sweeter taste.
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We’ve had a couple of them, Maria, I’ll try and figure out the names and post them! Very reasonable too,
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I’m adding these to our holiday buffet ~ Thanks!
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Thanks Donna. They are a crowd pleaser that’s for sure!
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Eva, the Air Swimmers look amazing!! – it’s going to be one fun night at your brother’s! (hopefully he doesn’t have kids, otherwise, you may be forced to give up the controls… lol). Your cheese puffs look dangerously delicious… I fear I would not be able to stop eating them – particularly with your tantalizing serving suggestions – oh, my….
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Hi Kelly, you can get them at As Seen on TV stores; they sell both the clown fish and shark. The helium tank fills them only 2.5 times, where as the helium tank that ToysRus sells does it 3 times. ToysRus is more expensive and they are often sold out.
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They would be delicious. I love the styling of your dining room table.
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Thank you Charlie Louie, I inherited it from my parents.
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