Beer Puffs Recipe

These tasty treats provide a hit of saltiness with every mouthful and make a fantastic bar snack. Paul Foster recommends using local bitter but feel free to freestyle with your own choice of ale. This recipe is a great vegetarian picnic idea.

Thyme salt

50g of lemon thyme
50g of sea salt

Dough

90ml of bitter
150g of 00 flour
50g of brown rice flour
2g of salt

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Food processor or blender
Deep fat fryer
Pasta machine
Dehydrator

Pick the leaves off the lemon thyme and dehydrate for one hour in a dehydrator or an oven set to 60°C

50g of lemon thyme

Once dry, grind in a pestle and mortar until fine. Add the sea salt and grind lightly - to keep the texture - until they are both well mixed. Reserve in an airtight container until needed

50g of sea salt

Mix all of the ingredients for the dough in a food processor until they have just come together. Remove from the food processor and knead by hand until smooth. Wrap in cling film and rest for 1 hour

150g of 00 flour
50g of brown rice flour
90ml of bitter
2g of salt

Gradually work the dough through a pasta machine until it reaches its thinnest setting. Use a little rice flour for dusting if the dough is sticking

Cut the dough into 1cm wide strips and deep fry at 170°C (you may have to do this is in batches), turning constantly until they are puffed up and golden

Once they are fried, remove the puffs and season with the lemon thyme salt. Drain on kitchen paper and once cool you can store in an airtight container until ready to serve

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