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Cheese puffs

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Ingredients:
1 tbspButter
1 tbspOlive oil
1/2 tspSalt
1/2 tspCayenne pepper
1 cupFlour
2 largeEggs
4 largeEgg whites
3/4 cupPlus
2 tbspFreshly grated Asiago or
-Parmesan
Procedures:
1Lightly coat 2 baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
2In a medium-sized saucepan, combine 1 cup water, butter, oil, salt and cayenne; bring to a boil over medium heat.
3Remove from heat and add flour all at once.
4Stir with a wooden spoon until it forms a smooth paste.
5Return the mixture to low heat and cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes, to dry the paste slightly.
6Remove from heat and cool for 2 minutes.
7Lightly whisk together eggs and 3 of the whites.
8With a wooden spoon, beat ?of the egg mixture into the flour paste until absorbed.
9Repeat with 3 more additions of the egg mixture, until the paste is smooth and glossy.
10Stir in ?c of the cheese.
11Using a pastry bag or spoon, drop 1" mounds 1 ? apart on the prepared baking sheets.
12Lightly beat the remaining egg white and drush it over each puff.
13Sprinkle with the remaining 2 t cheese.
14Bake, one sheet at a time, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the puffs are firm and well browned.
15Serve warm.
16(the puffs may be frozen, for up to 2 months and reheated for 10 minutes at 350 degrees).
17Per puff: 24 calories, 1 g protein, 1 g fat, 2 g carbohydrate, 59 mg sodium, 10 mg sholesterol