Spicy cheese bites

Name: Spicy cheese bites
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 85 grams plain flour; 50 grams butter, chopped; 50 grams mature gruyère, grated; 25 grams fresh parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), finely grated; 2 eggs, well beaten; 1 liter vegetable oil, for deep frying

Spicy cheese bites requires about 25 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 24 servings with 82 calories, 2g of protein, and 7g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. If you have parmesan, butter, mature gruyère, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Spicy Chard Mac ‘n’ Cheese Bites {Cooper Deli Cheese}, Spicy Cheese Bites, and Spicy Three-Cheese Bacon Bites.

Instructions

Sift the flour and a little salt into a bowl. Set a non-stick pan on the heat with 150ml cold water and the chopped butter. Bring to the boil, stirring until the butter melts. Tip in all the flour and, using a wooden spoon, beat hard until the mix becomes smooth and starts to leave the side of the pan.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Water

Salt

Equipment you will use

Wooden Spoon

Bowl

Frying Pan

Remove from the heat, beat in the gruyre and half the parmesan and cool for 5 mins. Gradually beat in the eggs until you have a smooth, thick, but spoonable mix you may not need all the egg. Can be set aside now for 2 hrs without chilling.

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Parmesan

Egg

When ready to serve, heat the oil in a deep-fat frying pan to around 180C. Using 2 teaspoons scoop up neat dollops and carefully drop into the hot oil. Fry 6-8 dollops a time for 3-4 mins until golden and crisp dunk the dollops under to brown evenly. Reheat the oil as necessary.

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Cooking Oil