Blue Cheese and Pine Nut Puffs

A mighty tasty amuse bouche!!
(makes 25-4 puff servings)

1 cup water
1/2 cup Kerrygold* butter (you MUST try this - from Ireland DELISH!!)
1 T. snipped fresh thyme
1/2 t. sea salt
1/8 t. freshly ground pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
2 cups finely crumbled blue cheese (8 oz.)
1 cup finely shredded Gruyere cheese (4 oz.)
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

Preheat oven to 400. In a med. saucepan, combine the water, butter, thyme, S&P. Bring to a boil. Immediately add flour all at once; stir vigorously. Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat. Cool for 10 mins. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with a wooden spoon after each addition. Stir in blue cheese, Gruyere and pine nuts. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Transfer dough to a pastry bag (or put it into a large zip-lock bag and cut out a bottom corner*). Pipe 1" mounds of dough, 1" apart, onto prepared baking sheets. Bake about 20 mins. or until golden and firm, rotating sheets halfway through baking if necessary for even browning. Serve warm or at room temp.

To make ahead: Prepare as directed, except cool completely. Transfer to an airtight container and cover. Freeze for up to 1 month. To serve, preheat oven to 375. Bake frozen puffs about 5 mins. or until warm.

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MM