Arianna Frea gets inspiration for these lovely bites from the cheese festival in Bra.
By Arianna Frea
As soon as you get out of the car something special can be smelled in the air. Intense fragrances get mixed with various flavours. Walking around in the splendid village of Bra, between thousands of little stalls, meeting producers and refiners that offer their own products, its a trip at the discovery of the magical world of cheese.
Among the many visitors you can meet gourmet experts, individuals with a soft spot for cheese or simply cheese enthusiasts, that here can discover delicious varieties, with antique flavours almost forgotten or new fragrances.
Having come back from our visit at the cheese exhibition, with a large load of several rare cheese varieties from all around the world, we decided to suggest a quick recipe, obviously made with cheese: Edamer and Parmigiano.
PrintCheese bites
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
Greedy mouth watering cheese bites: a perfect fingerfood to share with friends.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (150 gr.) all purpose flour
- a scant ¾ cup (150 ml.) water
- a scant ¾ cup (150 ml.) whole fat milk
- 7 tablespoons (100 gr.) unsalted butter
- 3 whole eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- a generous ½ cup (60 gr.) grated Parmesan cheese
- 2.8 ounces (80 gr.) grated Edamer cheese
- 1 pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° F (190°).
- In a pot, heat together the water with the milk, salt and butter, and bring to the boil.
- Keeping the pot on the heat, dump in the flour all at once and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon, for about 2 or 3 minutes, until the mixture detaches from the sides into a smooth ball.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring quickly, adding the following one only when the first has been completely combined.
- Add the grated cheeses, stirring until well-mixed.
- Scrape the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a wide plain tip, about 0.78 inches (2 cm.) and drop on a baking sheet small balls of the size of a walnut.
- Brush with slightly beaten egg yolk, and cook for about 20-25 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
- Let cool on a wire rack and serve.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
Those look insanely good. I think they could become an addiction!!
Dear Nicole,
I agree with you……….I am sure that if you try, you will become a cheese bites addicted……
aria
I just made these and they didn’t turn out so great. After 25 minutes, they had puffed up beautifully but were raw on the inside. I had to bake them an additional 30 minutes, but then they burned on the outside and were still raw on the inside. The only change I made was whole wheat flour but I don’t think that was the culprit. What do you think went wrong here? Is the recipe too moist perhaps?