Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Cook the water and butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
When the butter has melted, add the flour and salt all at once.
Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture is well blended and begins to come away from the sides of the pan.
Remove pan from the heat and let themixture cool for .
Beat in the eggs one at a time, blending thoroughly after each addition.
Add the herbs, cheese and cayenne pepper and blend them in thoroughly.
Drop 1-inch mounds of dough from a teaspoon onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
Leave space between the mounds for the puffs to rise.
For ashiny surface on the puffs, lightly brush the tops of the mounds with some of the egg wash.
Bake for or until the puffs are lightly brown and crispy.
Lower the heat to 300 degrees and bake for another .
Turn off the heat but leave the puffs in the oven for .
Serve hot or at room temperature.
Or cut them open and fill them.