Spelt Puffs With Basil Flavoured Cheese Filling

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 50 g butter
• 150 g fine spelt flour
• 4 eggs
• 150 g farmer cheese
• 1/4 cup whipped cream
• basil leaves
• 1/2 clove pressed garlic, juice from
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 250 ml water

Recipe

• 1 bring 250 ml salted water to he boil with the butter.
• 2 tip in he spelt flour and stir vigorously until the batter has thickened and is pulling away from the sides and bottom of the pan.
• 3 remove the pan from the heat.
• 4 slowly stir in the eggs.
• 5 the dough should stick to the mixing spoon.
• 6 cover a baking tray with parchment paper.
• 7 with an icing bag pipe small balls of dough on to the parchment paper.
• 8 preheat the oven to 375 deg f and bake for about 20 minutes.
• 9 do not open the oven door while baking.
• 10 then mix the farmer's cheese and the cream together.
• 11 chop he basil finely and add to the cheese and cream, then add the garlic juice.
• 12 season to taste with the coarse salt and lemon juice.
• 13 leave the pastry puffs to cool.
• 14 slit each one open and fill with the cheese mixture and replace any dough that has been removed once they are full.