Gruyere Cheese Mini-appetizers (24)

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¾ cup flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¾ cup buttermilk
1 egg beaten
½ cup grated Gruyere cheese (Trader Joe’s makes a Gruyere/Swiss Cheese blend that works really well too)
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup chopped fresh chives

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease a 24-cup mini-muffin pan. The tiny mini-muffin pan openings are a real challenge to grease using butter or margarine. This is definitely a time to use one of the widely available vegetable sprays, such as Pam.

In a large bowl whisk together the flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl mix together the buttermilk and the egg, and then add them to the flour mixture. Stir until just blended. Add the grated cheese and the chopped chives. It is best if you let the mixture rest for 10-15 minutes before baking. Lie down. Put up your feet. Have a glass of white wine.

Divide the batter among the greased mini-muffin cups. Bake until puffed and golden about 20 minutes. It’s best if you share these, but I’ve been known to eat at least SIX. I wasn’t counting but I believe my older son just ate EIGHT of them.