My mother in law was a simple cook, using only basic ingredients and recipes that were easy to make. Every now and then I go through her single tiny recipe book, written in her neat meticulous writing, with minimum instructions. She used to call these cheese puffs, and the ingredients were put together in a flash, and ready to eat hot with butter within 30 minutes. It is not always multiple ingredients that make a recipe great, sometimes it is good to go back to basics for a good old fashioned winner.
These muffins are delicious with cheese alone, but I have added fresh basil, just because I love basil. You could add any herb if you wanted to. The egg, dash of melted butter, milk, and boiling water are added to the simple dry ingredients of flour, cheese, baking powder and cayenne pepper and then baked for 15 minutes. Honestly nothing could be more simple, and they taste delicious and are pretty much perfect every time. This recipe only makes 6 muffins though, so if you are wanting more, just double up.
