Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup flour
1 eggs
1/4 cup swiss cheese, shredded
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
1 -1 1/2 cup cooked crabmeat or 1 -1 1/2 cup shrimp or 1 -1 1/2 cup lobsters
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.
Servings: 8
Time preparation: 10 min.
Time total: 25 min.