Four Cheese Profiteroles

This month for SRC I was assigned to Everything in the Kitchen Sink and I quickly decided to make an adaptation of Sarah's Parmesan Profiteroles. If you know me, or read occasionally then you know I am a serious carb-a-holic and so I was eager to try my hand at this recipe. Mostly because they look complex and impressive, but also because Sarah assured in her original post that they were in fact quite easy to make. She was right! I loved how accomplished I felt as I pulled these little beauties out of my oven. A soft, little puff of dough filled with delicious cheese flavor. These are great stuffed with a savory spread or along with a bowl of soup. Enjoy and happy baking!

Ingredients:

1/2 c water
1 1/2 Tbs unsalted butter
1/8 tsp salt
1/3 c flour
1 large eggs
1 oz shredded 4 cheese blend (I used Sargento)
pinch black pepper

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 375º and line a baking sheet with parchment or a baking mat. In a small saucepan over medium heat; add the water, butter and salt and boil. Remove from the stove and add the flour, stirring with a wooden spoon for 15 seconds, return to heat for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat to cool, using an electric hand mixer beat the dough for two minutes. Add the egg and beat until smooth, scrape down the sides if the bowl as necessary. Fold in the cheese and black pepper. Spoon the dough into a zip top plastic bag and snip the end off to pipe out the dough into small golf ball sized swirls. Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown and puffy.

Yields 16 profiteroles

Recipe adapted from Parmesan Profiteroles by Sarah Toasty of Everything in the Kitchen Sink