Seafood or Chicken Puffs
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1 egg
- 1⁄4 cup swiss cheese, shredded
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Chicken filling
- 2 cups chicken, cooked,fine chop
- 1⁄4 cup celery, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped pimiento
- 2 tablespoons cider or 2 tablespoons apple juice
- 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- salt and pepper
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Seafood filling
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 1 -1 1/2 cup shrimp or 1 -1 1/2 cup lobster
- 1 cup chopped fresh lettuce (I like romaine)
- 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- salt and pepper
directions
- Dough for Puffs: Melt butter in 1/4 cup boiling water.
- Add flour and a dash of salt; stir vigorously.
- Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball that doesn't separate.
- Remove from heat and cool slightly.
- Add egg; beat vigorously until smooth.
- Stir in cheese.
- Drop dough onto greased baking sheet, using 1 level teaspoon dough for each puff.
- Bake at 400F for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven; cool and split.
- Combine filling of your choice.
- Fill each puff with 2 teaspoons of filling.
- Note:The filling amounts of two cups make enough to fill a batch of puffs.
- If you want to make both chicken and seafood fillings, double the recipe for puffs.
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Reviews
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Hi Barbara, these were 1 of 3 appetizers I made for a dinner party on Saturday night. They were a big hit. I found them easy to make. I doubled the recipe and never changed a thing. I made the seafood filling, next time I will try the chicken or as you suggested both. Thanks so much for posting, its a keeper.
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I prepared these puffs and used my own chicken salad recipe to fill. Everyone loved them. I was pleased with how simple the recipe was to prepare. I made the puffs slightly smaller and more bite-sized. I was afraid that the swiss cheese would compete with the the flavor of the filling, but found it to be an excellent savory compliment. I will make these again and try the recommended fillings.
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