CHEESE BALLS IN A CHOUX PASTRY

by Linda
(England)

CHEESE BALLS A choux pastry stuffed with cheese mix & served Preparation Time : 15 mins Cooking Time : 25 mins Servings : 4 INGREDIENTS Cheese spread 3 cups Refined flour (maida) 3/4 cup Salt a pinch Butter 75 grams Egg 3 Red chilli flakes 2 teaspoons Dried mixed herbs 2 tablespoons Black peppercorns, crushed 10-12 METHOD Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6. Sift flour with salt. Place butter and one cup of water in a pan and stir over low heat until the butter melts. Add flour and stir over medium heat until the mixture forms a ball and leaves the sides of the pan. Place the mixture in a bowl and cool slightly. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until the mixture is smooth and shiny Spoon mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a plain nozzle. Pipe small mounds onto a baking tray. Bake in the preheated oven for twenty to twenty five minutes or until puffed and browned. Prick shells with a toothpick to allow steam to escape. Bake for two more minutes. Set aside to cool. Combine cheese spread, red chilli flakes, mixed dried herbs and crushed black peppercorns and mix well. Fill a small pastry bag with a plain nozzle with this filling. Make a small hole in the bottom of the puffs and pipe in the cheese mixture and serve.