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Cheese Puffs Tips
How can you make cheese puffs your own?
Mix up the cheeses to your personal taste and add bits of crumbled cooked bacon or diced ham. These cheese puffs are called
gourgeres (goo-ZHAIR) by the French, and they are basically a savory version of a cream puff made with
choux pastry called
pate a choux.
How do you serve cheese puffs?
To really elevate your cheese puffs, why not split them open and add a delectable filling such as
ham salad or
smoked trout pate? Or, do like the Parisians and pipe these into larger bun-sized puffs and fill them with
roasted chicken or your favorite deli meats. They make a delicious sandwich.
Can you make cheese puffs ahead of time?
Yes, you can make these puffs up to 1 day in advance. (Only fill them right before serving, if you choose to fill them.) Cheese puffs also freeze incredibly well: After cooling completely, stack them on layers of waxed paper in a freezer container. You can freeze them up to 3 months.
—Christine Rukavena, Taste of Home Senior Book Editor
Nutrition Facts
1 puff: 30 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 62mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.