Sephardi Cheese Puffs

Preparation info
  • Makes

    16

    cocktail servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Mother and Daughter Jewish Cooking: Two Generations of Jewish Women Share Traditional and Contemporary Recipes

By Evelyn Rose and Judi Rose

Published 2000

  • About

These traditional delicacies have been westernised in recent years and can now be made with easier-to-handle puff pastry instead of filo. They’re irresistible. If you can, use a plastic wonton shaper, available from Chinese stores.

Ingredients

  • 300 g (10 oz) mature Cheddar cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • good

Method

Cut the cheese into pieces that will fit the feed tube of the food processor, then freeze for 1 hour so they won’t ‘gum up the works’. Grate the frozen cheese using the fine grater disc, then turn into a bowl.

In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, then take out 3 tablespoonfuls and reserve for glazing the puffs. Stir the remaining eggs into the cheese with a pinch of salt and mix to a