Cheesy Potato Puffs

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 25 g butter, plus extra
• butter, for greasing
• 500 g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 4 spring onions, finely sliced
• 50 g mature cheddar cheese, grated
• 3 tablespoons milk
• salt and pepper
• nutmeg, freshly grated
• 2 eggs, separated

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 220c/425°f.
• 2 grease a six-hole muffin tin with butter, also greasing the top bits between the holes so that they don't stick when they puff up.
• 3 put the potatoes in a saucepan and cover with salted water. bring to a boil and simmer for about 15 minutes, until they are soft but not breaking up. drain well and return to pan and mash well.
• 4 mix the onions and cheese with the potatoes.
• 5 melt the butter and milk together, then stir into the potatoes. season well with salt, pepper and nutmeg. beat in the egg yolks.
• 6 whisk the egg whites to form soft peaks, then gently fold into the potato mixture.
• 7 spoon the mixture equally into the six muffin cups and bake for 15-20 minutes until well-risen and golden brown.