Blue Cheese Cream Puffs

Name: Blue Cheese Cream Puffs
Yield: 18
Ingredients: ½ cup water; ¼ cup unsalted butter; ⅛ tsp salt; ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 2 eggs; 2 oz (6 tablespoons) blue cheese crumbles

The sharpness of blue cheese is baked into the cream puff walls, producing a crisp yet tender texture. They need no extra embellishment.

These moist bites need no embellishment. The sharpness of blue cheese is baked into the cream puff walls, producing a crisp yet tender texture. They are best served warm.

Makes 18 servings

Ingredients

½ cup water
¼ cup unsalted butter
⅛ tsp salt
⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
2 oz (6 tablespoons) blue cheese crumbles

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F. In a medium saucepan, heat water, butter and salt over medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Add cayenne pepper and flour; stir vigorously with a wooden spoon for 1 minute.
Remove from heat; stir in eggs, one at a time, until each is incorporated. Stir in blue cheese. Drop dough by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto a parchment-lined or ungreased baking sheet. Bake about 22 minutes or until light brown on bottom. Serve warm.