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Golden flake cheese puffs4/3/2023 ![]() Cut the potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh into a bowl and mash it with a fork or ricer. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and shape it On the show, James made two different types of gravy but the easier option is to spruce up granulated gravy. Put the potatoes in a large saucepan of cold water, bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 mins or until the potatoes are soft but not falling apart. Peel and chop the onion and place in a large non-stick pan on a medium heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. ![]() ![]() On the show, James made two different types of gravy but the easier option is to spruce up granulated gravy. Add the cream and butter, then season with salt and pepper and nutmeg. James begins by sharing his recipes for various pastries including a recipe for a simple rough puff pastry (page 13) which I made when I baked an Make the rough puff pastry dough: Mix together the flour and salt in your chilled bowl. Get every recipe from Desserts by James Martin. Agree or disagree, let us know.James Martin was born into the chef's life: his father ran the catering side of Castle Howard stately home in Yorkshire and, when he was only 12, James could boast that he'd cooked for the. A sweet and salty combo of cheese, jalapeno, garlic and there must be sugar somewhere in there.Īll in all, these are more than satisfactory cheese puffs, that we would be happy to crunch on if we ever pass through Golden Flake territory again!Īs always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Golden Flake’s cheese puffs are made with real cheddar cheese! From the looks of the front of the bag, the puffs are swimming with hot and melty cheddar cheese, and a giant green jalapeno!? Unfortunately, upon another glance into the bag, we did not see any pool of melty cheese, or green chile pepper – we just saw those straight, long, and orange-reddish puffs. Which isn’t really that weird when we think about it, but we had simply never seen anything like these puffs, and we weren’t prepared! Not Golden Flake’s though! These puffs are straight as an arrow. Most cheese puffs, or curls, that we know, come with at least a slight curve to them and some of them are practically a half circle. Initially, what we noticed about Golden Flake’s puffs were their unique shape. How does their version rank up against some of the others we have reviewed over the years? Well….Ībsolutely no where near as great as these. Golden Flake’s Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese Puffs are yet another version of the classically flavored combo. Not sure if this is some sort of difference the no-name company was going for or what, but it did not do anything for us. The corn meal extruder used for these must have been more square in shape than circular. Whereas most cheese puffs are cylindrical in shape, with a slight curl to them, these puffs were practically rectangular, with not much curl to them at all. Visually, these Jalapeño Poppers are a bit odd. Now, we are not typically pessimistic – 1/2 bag empty sort of people, but when a lot more than 1/2 of the actual bag is empty, then we are a bit annoyed and disappointed!! That’s strike two, let’s just hope that these taste better than they do at making a first appearance! Secondly, the bright green bag to your left is quite a bit taller than most snack bags we have encountered, but upon opening this green bag we discovered that it was literally 2/3rds empty. ![]() Either way, we are not enthusiastic with these from the start! They must be affiliated with World Market in some way, shape or form. And let’s just say that this puffed corn snack have some good things going on, but a lot more bad things!įirst of all, whose corn puffs are these? Come’on, no brand name of any type on the front of the bag! If these are any good, then someone should pony up to creating them! A quick glance to the fine print on the back of the bag shows that these puffs are distributed by Cost Plus, Inc. The no name – generic Jalapeño Poppers to your left were recently discovered at everyone’s favorite global bonanza (aka World Market of course!).
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