Fresh Mint Puffs with Cheese
These fresh mint puffs with cheese are so tender that they disappear in your mouth.
Yield 20 cookies | Prep Time: 30 minutes | Bake Time: 20-25 minutes
Mint is a superb herb high in many vitamins and minerals. The oil extracted from mint leaves also has many medicinal healing properties. The herb, in fresh or dried form, is so versatile that it's used in teas, salads, sweets, savory, and meat dishes.
The dough of these puffs contains pureed mint leaves that give the dough a pungent aroma and a refreshing zest.
These puffs could be your breakfast or pick-me-up in the afternoon along with your cuppa... They could not only be part of your tea table but also compliment any bread basket of a rich brunch or dinner.
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Ingredients to make Fresh Mint Puffs with Cheese
Fresh Mint Dough
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves
- 2/3 cup boiling water
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable, sunflower, corn, or canola oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 large large egg and 1 egg white
- 1/2 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 3 cups all purpose flour
Cheese Filling
- 1 cup cheese (crumbled feta cheese, grated cheddar, mixture of ricotta and Parmesan cheese, etc.)
Top
- 1 egg yolk
- sesame or raw sunflower seeds
required equipment: baking sheet (17x11 inches)
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