Cheesy Potato Puffs Recipes

CHEESY POTATO PUFF

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain; mash potatoes. Add 1-3/4 cups cheese, milk, butter and salt; cook and stir over low heat until cheese and butter are melted. Fold in eggs. , Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until golden brown.

CHEESY POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• Bring water and butter to a boil.
• Add milk, cheese, salt and garlic. Bring to a boil, stirring often, remove from heat.
• Stir in instant potato flakes.
• Temper the beaten egg by stirring in one tablespoon of the potatoes.
• Stir the egg mixture into the mashed potatoes.
• Put the cheesy mashed potatoes in the fridge and allow them to cool.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make potato balls with a medium dough scoop (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) for even sized balls (or use a spoon).
• Roll the mashed potato balls in the crushed cheese crackers.
• Bake on a greased baking sheet at 350 degrees, for 8-10 minutes, until puffed and golden

POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a medium pot and cover with cold water; season with salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook until fork-tender, about 20 minutes; drain. Pass the potatoes through a ricer into a large bowl or mash with a potato masher until smooth.
• Combine the milk, butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, add the flour and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until incorporated. Return the saucepan to the stove and cook over low heat, stirring, until the mixture comes together and pulls away from the side of the pan, about 1 minute. Continue stirring until the mixture is slightly shiny, about 4 more minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to a stand mixer and beat with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed, about 1 minute. Add half of the mashed potatoes and the whole egg and beat until incorporated. Add the remaining potatoes and the egg yolks and beat until creamy and smooth, about 1 more minute. Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip. Set a large piece of parchment paper on a cutting board. Pipe about 24 mounds (1 to 1 1/2 inches each) of the potato mixture on the parchment. Cut the parchment between the mounds with a paring knife so each puff sits on its own piece of paper.
• Heat 2 inches of peanut oil in a large pot until a deep-fry thermometer registers 325 degrees F. Working in batches, carefully invert each puff into the oil, leaving it on the parchment. The parchment will fall off as the puffs cook; remove with tongs. Fry until golden, turning as needed, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels; season with salt.

CHEESY POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Bring butter, milk and sour cream to full rolling boil in medium saucepan on medium heat, stirring frequently. Add flour (all at once); stir vigorously with wooden spoon until mixture forms ball and pulls away from side of pan. Cook 1 min. or until liquid is cooked off, stirring constantly. Spoon into large bowl; cool 5 min.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating with mixer after each addition until well blended. Continue to beat until dough is smooth and shiny. Stir in cheese and potatoes until well blended. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough, 1-1/2 inches apart, onto baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray to form 32 puffs.
• Bake 28 to 32 min. or until firm and golden brown.

CHEESY POTATO PUFF

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large Dutch oven, cover with water.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook until tender.
• Drain; mash potatoes until smooth.
• In a saucepan, cook and stir butter, cheese, milk, and remaining salt until smooth.
• Stir into potatoes; fold in eggs.
• Pour into a greased 3-quart baking dish.
• Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until puffy and golden brown.

CHEESE POTATO PUFF

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large kettle; cover with water. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook until tender. Drain; mash potatoes until smooth. , In a large saucepan, cook and stir the butter, cheese, milk and remaining salt until smooth. Stir into potatoes; fold in eggs. Pour into a greased 3-qt. baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40 minutes or until puffy and golden brown. Sprinkle with chives if desired.

CHEESY TACO POTATO PUFF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Spray 8x8-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place potato puffs and drained tomatoes in baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with taco seasoning; toss together.
• Bake 25 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown and crisp, turning gently once halfway. Remove from oven; sprinkle with cheese.

BAKED CHEESY SAMOSA PUFFS

Steps:

• Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 400°. Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and pour in cold water to cover by 1". Season generously with salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are very tender, 25-30 minutes. Drain potatoes and let sit until cool enough to handle.
• Peel potatoes, then place in a large bowl and mash with a potato masher or fork until mostly smooth with some pea-size pieces remaining.
• Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium. Cook cumin seeds, mustard seeds, and asafetida, stirring, until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add chile and ginger and cook, stirring, until softened, about 30 seconds. Stir in coriander, turmeric, and 1 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 2¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add potatoes and mix until spiced oil is thoroughly incorporated. Return potato mixture to bowl and let cool.
• Stir cheese, cilantro, lime juice, garam masala, and sugar into potato mixture. Taste and season with more salt if needed.
• Unfold puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface and cut into eighteen 2½" squares. Roll out each square to about 4½", then divide between 2 parchment-lined baking sheets.
• Working one at a time, brush edges of pastry with egg. Spoon a heaping tablespoonful of potato mixture onto center of each square. Fold pastry in half by bringing one of the top corners up and over filling and matching it up with the opposite bottom corner to make a triangle. Pinch edges together to seal, then crimp with a fork. Brush tops with egg. Chill puffs 15 minutes.
• Bake puffs until pastry is golden brown and cheese is melted, 25-30 minutes. (Some cheese may ooze out and that is okay.)
• Serve puffs with ketchup, green chutney, or hot sauce for dipping.

CHEESY BUTTERY PUFF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spread cracker crumbs onto bottom of 9-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. MICROWAVE milk, VELVEETA and cream cheese in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until smooth, stirring after each minute. Whisk egg yolks and chives until well blended. Stir into VELVEETA mixture.
• Beat egg whites in small bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form; gently stir into VELVEETA mixture. Pour into prepared dish.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until puffed and golden. Serve immediately.

CHEESY POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/425°F.
• Grease a six-hole muffin tin with butter, also greasing the top bits between the holes so that they don't stick when they puff up.
• Put the potatoes in a saucepan and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 15 minutes, until they are soft but not breaking up. Drain well and return to pan and mash well.
• Mix the onions and cheese with the potatoes.
• Melt the butter and milk together, then stir into the potatoes. Season well with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Beat in the egg yolks.
• Whisk the egg whites to form soft peaks, then gently fold into the potato mixture.
• Spoon the mixture equally into the six muffin cups and bake for 15-20 minutes until well-risen and golden brown.