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Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad

Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad

Name: Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: All-purpose flour 1 cup; Kosher Salt ½ tsp; Mustard powder ½ tsp; Cayenne pepper ½ tsp; Water 1 cup; Butter ½ cup; Large eggs 4; Gruyère cheese 6 ounces; Ham 8 ounces; Cream Cheese 4 ounces; Scallions 2; Parsley 2 tbsp; Mustard 1 tbsp Creole; Cayenne pepper ¼ tsp; Black pepper ¼ tsp

More than a Ham Sandwich

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Serves 10
Medium
450 °F
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Ingredients

	For the Cheese Puffs:
	1 cup All-purpose flour
	½ tsp Kosher Salt
	½ tsp Mustard powder
	½ tsp Cayenne pepper
	1 cup Water
	½ cup Butter unsalted
	4 Large eggs at room temperature
	6 ounces Gruyère cheese grated (about 1½ cups)
	For the Ham Salad:
	8 ounces Ham smoked fully cooked , finely chopped
	4 ounces Cream Cheese at room temperature
	2 Scallions finely chopped
	2 tbsp Parsley fresh flat-leaf , finely chopped
	1 tbsp Creole Mustard
	¼ tsp Cayenne pepper
	¼ tsp Black pepper

Nutritional information

280

calories

15,5g

fat

13,5g

carbohydrates

21,5g

protein

138mg

cholesterol

1222mg

sodium

Ingredients

For the Cheese Puffs:
1 cup All-purpose flour
½ tsp Kosher Salt
½ tsp Mustard powder
½ tsp Cayenne pepper
1 cup Water
½ cup Butter
unsalted
4 Large eggs
at room temperature
6 ounces Gruyère cheese
grated (about 1½ cups)
For the Ham Salad:
8 ounces Ham
smoked fully cooked , finely chopped
4 ounces Cream Cheese
at room temperature
2 Scallions
finely chopped
2 tbsp Parsley
fresh flat-leaf , finely chopped
1 tbsp Creole Mustard
¼ tsp Cayenne pepper
¼ tsp Black pepper

Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad

These Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad are sandwich-like rolls and a great lunch or tea-time option to serve your guests.

I have included the recipe for making fresh, homemade cheese puff rolls using mustard, cayenne pepper and Gruyere cheese in the filling, making these more of a dish for a palette which doesn’t mind a bit of a kick.

Fill your tea-time sandwiches with a fresh and light ham and cream cheese salad that everyone loves and enjoys!

To make Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how to make Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad?

Steps to make Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad

1	Preheat oven	5
Preheat oven to 450 °F.
2	Combine dry ingredients	1
In a small bowl, whisk the flour, salt, dry mustard and cayenne pepper until combined.
3	Boil water and butter	2
In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water and butter to a boil, stirring, until butter is melted. Remove from heat.
4	Add dry ingredients	2
Add dry ingredients and stir vigorously until well combined, smooth and thick.
5	Rest	3
Transfer to a large bowl to sit for 3 minutes.
6	Beat dough	2
Using an electric mixer on low speed, beat dough for about 1 minutes until no longer steaming and just warm enough to touch.
7	Add eggs	3
Add eggs on a medium-high speed, 1 at a time, until dough is smooth and creamy.
8	Add cheese	1
Add cheese and beat again until combined.
9	Portion puffs	5
Line a baking sheet with baking parchment paper and portion 1 tablespoon of dough per puff onto the baking sheet, about 1-inch apart.
10	Bake	30
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 °F and bake for a further 15-20 minutes until puffed, deep golden brown and dry to touch. Also to cool for 3 minutes before slicing open with a serrated knife.
11	Prepare ham salad	2
In a medium, mixing bowl, whisk the cream cheese, scallions, parsley, Creole mustard, cayenne pepper, and black pepper together. Fold in 8 ounces of ham.
12	Fill puffs	4
Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the prepared ham salad into each cheese puff, and close.
13	Serve
Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.