Porcini Puffs

Porcini Puffs
Porcini Puffs might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe makes 36 servings with 58 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat each. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up eggs, kosher salt, porcini mushrooms, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

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In a small bowl, pour 1 1/4 cups boiling water over porcini.
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Let sit 30 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 42
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With a slotted spoon, transfer porcini to a cutting board, reserving mushroom liquid. Finely chop porcini and set aside.
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In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter in 1 cup reserved porcini-soaking liquid (if you don't have enough liquid, add water to make 1 cup). Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and dump in flour. Stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball that pulls away from sides of pan, about 1 minute.
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Remove pan from heat.
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Stir in eggs, 1 at a time. Dough will separate after each addition; stir until it forms a smooth paste before adding next egg. Stir in porcini, parmesan, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper.
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Butter 2 baking sheets. Drop mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls 1 in. apart onto sheets.
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Sprinkle lightly with additional salt and pepper.
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Bake until puffed and brown, about 30 minutes.
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Cut slits in sides of puffs, turn off oven, and return puffs to oven for 10 minutes.
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Serve warm.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In45 m.
Servings36
Health Score0
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