Name: Bombe Composte (Pastry Puffs with Cheese and Mortadella)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 eggs; a pinch of salt; 30 grams (about 1 ounce) of Bolognese mortadella; a walnut-sized pat of butter; 180 grams (about 6-⅓ ounces) of water; 120 grams (about 4-¼ ounces) of flour; 30 grams (about 1 ounce) of Gruyère cheese

These puffs must have first exploded in Bologna.³⁹ Their charge of cheese and mortadella inclines me to such belief. In any case, enjoy them, for they do honor to their inventor.

Ingredients

180 grams (about 6-⅓ ounces) of water
120 grams (about 4-¼

Method

Put the water on the fire with the butter and salt. When it begins to boil, add the cheese cut into small pieces and the flour all at once, stirring vigorously. Keep the flour on the fire for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, then allow to cool. Work the dough with a wooden spoon as much as possible over and over again, adding one egg at a time, first the yolk and then the white, beaten st