CHEESE-OLIVE CREAM PUFFS

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These savory bites always bake up golden brown and delicious. The tasty cheese-and-olive filling goes inside the cooled puffs just before serving. -Arline Hofland, Deer Lodge, Montana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 55m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup water
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
FILLING:
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
2 cups crumbled blue cheese
1 cup chopped pimiento-stuffed olives

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 3 in. apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown., Remove to wire racks. Immediately split puffs open; remove tops and set aside. Discard soft dough from inside. Cool puffs., For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in sour cream and lemon-pepper. Fold in blue cheese and olives. Fill the cream puffs just before serving.

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