Spinach Cheese Puffs Recipes

SPINACH-AND-CHEESE PUFF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a shallow 1-quart baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine spinach, half-and-half, eggs, 1 cup Gruyere, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and nutmeg; stir to combine. Spread evenly in prepared baking dish, and top with remaining 1/2 cup Gruyere. Bake until set and top is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.

CHEESE AND SPINACH PUFFS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add the onions and spinach; cook according to the directions on the package of spinach; drain and press out liquid.
• In a mixing bowl add the spinach, eggs, cheeses, dressing, margarine, garlic powder, peppers, and Worcestershire sauce; stir to combine.
• Add the muffin mix; stir to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
• Shape mixture into 1-inch balls and place on a very lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes (estimate).

SPINACH PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Unfold puff pastry; cut each sheet into 12 sections. Place in greased mini muffin cups, pressing gently onto bottoms and up sides, allowing corners to point up., In a large bowl, stir together spinach, cream cheese, mozzarella, feta, 1 egg, garlic, pepper and salt. Spoon 1 tablespoon into each cup. Bring pastry corners together and pinch to seal. In a small bowl, beat remaining egg. Brush over pastry edges. Bake until puffed and golden brown, about 20 minutes.

SPINACH-CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Drain spinach; squeeze dry with paper towels.
• In 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat milk, margarine or butter, and salt until margarine melts and mizture boils.
• Remove saucepan from heat.
• With wodden spoon, vigorously stir in flour all at once until mixture forms a ball and leaves side of saucepan.
• Add eggs to flour mixture, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, until mixture is smooth and satiny.
• Stir in Gruyere and parmesan cheeses and spinach.
• If not baking right away, cover surface of mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets.
• Drop batter by level tablespoons onto cookie sheets, about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes until cheese puffs are golden brown.
• Arrange appetizer and garnish on platter; serve immediately.