EGG PUFF

 

Egg Puff is one of the all time favorites for the college students and kids. Normally when you take your kids to the bakery they would surely ask for the Egg puff. When eaten hot it’s got a nice crispy flaky texture, the outer casing of the puff pastry and the softness of the boiled egg stuffed inside.

 

Before we learn the making of Egg Puff, lets know some health and nutritional benefits of Egg. Egg is one of the most natural nutritious foods containing many essential nutrients for a balanced diet for adults and children. Eggs are economical too and they are excellent source of protein and rich in vitamins A, D, E, B12 and niacin, minerals like calcium, zinc and iron.

 

If you just eat the white of egg than it is low in calories and fat. The most recent studies show that cholesterol content of one large egg is 213 milligrams. All of the cholesterol is in the yolk. Eggs are best served during breakfast or snack time. Normally doctor’s advise growing kids to eat eggs and also sports people are advised to eat egg and it gives them strength and energy.

 

We also include raw eggs in health food dishes like milk shakes, Caesar salad, homemade mayonnaise, ice cream and many others. The nutritional value of an egg is divided between the egg white and egg yolk. The egg yolks are one such natural food that contains vitamin D. Muscles, organs, skin, hair as well as antibodies, enzymes, transport molecules and hormones are all made from protein.

 

Each protein has a certain number and sequence of amino acids. Nine amino acids cannot be made by the body. These nine are known as essential amino acids and you must get them from the foods you eat. You can make a variety of dishes with eggs like the Egg Toast, Cheese Omelette, Egg curry, Egg Biryani, Egg pakora and many more.

 

For preparing the Egg puff, firstly hard boil the eggs and remove the outer shell of the eggs and cut into two halves and keep aside. Sprinkle some fresh black pepper powder, chilli powder, chaat masala. Place them on a puff pastry.

 

Fold the two ends and join them in the center. Bake the egg puffs and after done serve them hot.

Egg puffs can be either eaten with tomato or chilli sauce according to your taste.

 

The puff pastry can be made at home or else you can also buy the readymade puff pastry. Click the link and prepare healthy egg puff for your kids. Watch and enjoy making of Egg puffs:

Recipe: Egg puffs

Summary: great snack with puff pastry and eggs

Cooking time (duration): 25

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: snack

My rating: 5 stars:  ★★★★★ 1 review(s)

Recipe by Vahchef.