Golden Cheese Puffs Recipe

Ingredients

• 50g/2 oz plain flour

• 15g/1/2 oz butter

• 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk

• 50g/2 oz finely grated mature Cheddar cheese

• 15ml/1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp mustard powder

• pinch of cayenne pepper

• oil, for deep-frying

• salt and ground black pepper

• mango chutney and green salad, to serve

Serves 8

Method:

1. Sift the flour on to the square greaseproof paper and set aside. Place the butter and 150ml/2/3 cup water in a saucepan and heat gently until the butter has melted.

2. Bring the liquid to the boil and tip in the flour all at once. Remove from the heat and stir well with a wooden spoon until the mixture begins to leave the sides of the pan and forms a ball. Allow to cool slightly.

3. Beat the egg and egg yolk together in a bowl with a fork and then gradually add to the mixture in the pan, beating well after each addition.

4. Stir the cheese, mustard powder and cayenne pepper into the mixture and season to taste with salt and pepper.

5. Heat the oil in a large pan to 190C/375F or until a cube of bread dropped into the pan browns in 30 seconds.

6. Drop four spoonfuls of the cheese mixture into oil at a time and deep-fry for 2-3 minutes until golden. Drain on kitchen paper and keep hot in the oven while cooking the remaining mixture.

7. Serve two puffs per person with a spoonful of mango chutney and green salad.