Spicy cheese bites

Spicy cheese bites

Classic French nibbles that are devilishly moreish

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes around 24

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Sift the flour and a little salt into a bowl. Set a non-stick pan on the heat with 150ml cold water and the chopped butter. Bring to the boil, stirring until the butter melts. Tip in all the flour and, using a wooden spoon, beat hard until the mix becomes smooth and starts to leave the side of the pan.
  2. Remove from the heat, beat in the gruyère and half the Parmesan and cool for 5 mins. Gradually beat in the eggs until you have a smooth, thick, but spoonable mix - you may not need all the egg. Can be set aside now for 2 hrs without chilling.
  3. When ready to serve, heat the oil in a deep-fat frying pan to around 180C. Using 2 teaspoons scoop up neat dollops and carefully drop into the hot oil. Fry 6-8 dollops a time for 3-4 mins until golden and crisp - dunk the dollops under to brown evenly. Reheat the oil as necessary. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan. Serve hot.

Nutrition per bite

103 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 0g, salt 0.1 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2005.

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  • Binder photo Jean

    03 January 2008

    Jean rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I did these for the first time today and they are simply gorgeous. I didnt have any gruyer cheese so i used chedder,but i am going to use gruyer next time to see what difference it makes.These are a big hit with my family.I love them on a salad too.

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  • Binder photo Jean

    05 March 2008

    Jean commented on this recipe

    I have already commented on these,but since then i have changed the recipe slightly and i use mature chedder,and i have doubled the quantity of both the chedder and parmesan cheese. Result is theyre fantastic!, soo tasty,i cant make these fast enough for family and friends.Excellent!!.

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  • Binder photo Flossie

    21 June 2008

    Flossie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These are so, so simple to make and everyone loved them. I love the parmesan but use whatever cheese I have (including blue cheeses). Brilliant.

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  • Binder photo Elena

    19 October 2008

    Elena rated and commented on this recipe

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    So simple and they taste fantastic! My husband loved them! I couldnt find Gruyere so I used Swiss Emmental and they tasted great! Will definately be making these again

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  • Binder photo GillChelt

    26 November 2010

    GillChelt commented on this recipe

    Where's the spicy bit?

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  • Binder photo Kelly

    18 May 2011

    Kelly commented on this recipe

    Could these be frozen then heated in the oven? I was wondering what the spicy bit was too.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes around 24

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

So moreish!

Ingredients

  • 85g plain flour
  • 50g butter , chopped
  • 50g mature Gruyère , grated
  • 25g fresh Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), finely grated
  • 2 eggs , well beaten
  • 1l vegetable oil , for deep frying
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Nutrition per bite

103 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 0g, salt 0.1 g

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