Baked Cheese Balls

Ingredients

• 250 g Gruyère cheese
• 250 g flour
• 130 g butter
• 5 eggs
• 1 egg (for brushing)
• 300 ml water
• Salt

Instructions

1. 1.

   Heat water with salt and butter until the butter melts, stir in the flour. Remove pot from heat, gradually whisk in the eggs with a wooden spoon until a smooth dough forms.

2. 2.

   Fold in half of the cheese, season with salt. Fill a piping bag with the mixture and pipe mounds onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving enough space between them.

3. 3.

   Bake in an oven at 180°C for 10 minutes until golden yellow, remove, brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with remaining cheese, bake another 5 minutes. Remove baked cheese balls from the oven and serve.