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chicken salad puffs

Chicken Salad Puffs

Diana
Use Gruyere or havarti cheese in these yummy little choux puffs. The baked puffs are filled with a delicious chicken salad mixture.
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Servings 16 to 24 appetizer servings
Course Appetizers, Chicken, Salads, Sandwiches
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes

Ingredients
  

Choux Pastry

  • 8 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • 6 ounces shredded havarti cheese, or Gruyere

Chicken Salad Filling

  • 4 cups finely chopped chicken, cooked
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped celery
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise, or to taste
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 1/8 teaspoon curry powder, or to taste, optional
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  • Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat or grease the baking sheets.
  • Put the water and butter in a medium saucepan. Place the saucepan over high heat and bring it to a rolling boil. Add flour all at once along with a dash of salt. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes away from the sides of the pan and forms a ball.
  • Remove from heat and transfer the dough to a mixing bowl. Let it cool slightly.
  • With an electric mixer, beat the dough for about 1 minute. Add the eggs while continuing to beat until the dough is smooth.
  • Beat in the shredded Havarti cheese until well blended; pipe or drop the small mounds of dough (about 1 1/2 teaspoons in size) onto the prepared baking sheet. Wet your finger and smooth any peaks on the mounds. Peaks can scorch in the hot oven.
  • Bake the puffs for 17 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from oven; cool.
  • Meanwhile, combine the finely chopped chicken with the remaining ingredients, adding extra mayonnaise, as needed, to moisten.
  • Split the cooled puffs horizontally with a sharp knife and then fill with about 1 tablespoon of the chicken salad mixture; replace the caps.
  • Refrigerate the little sandwich puffs until serving time.
Keyword chicken, chicken appetizer, choux pastry, salad
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