| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 30 min |
| Yield: | about 36 witches fingers |
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- Pinch cayenne
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 cup grated Cheddar, (about 4 ounces)
- 1 large egg yolk
- Whole unblanched almonds
- Kosher salt
Instructions
- Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Put the water, butter, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking until the butter and sugar melts. Remove pan from the heat and sift the flour into the pan. Stir the dough together with a wooden spoon. Return to the heat and stir constantly until pulls away from the sides of the pan and is slightly shiny, about 3 minutes.
- Transfer the dough to a medium bowl, and beat until cooled, about 2 minutes. Add the cayenne, and whole eggs, 1 at a time, incorporating each 1 thoroughly before adding the next. Mix in the mustard and cheese.
- Put 1/4-inch plain tip in a pastry bag, and spoon the dough into the bag. Pipe 3 1/2-inch long thin finger-like shapes onto prepared pans. Beat the egg yolk with a tablespoon of water and dab or brush the tops of each witches’ finger with it. Lay an almond on the end of each witches finger so that it looks like a nail, sprinkle fingers with kosher salt.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. Continue baking until the fingers are golden brown and slightly crisp, about 5 minutes more. Cool on a rack.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 36 servings |
| Calories | 53 |
| Total Fat | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 0 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 34 mg |
| Sodium | 52 mg |
Reviews
I have made these many times for our Halloween Party at work. My grandkids LOVE them as well! They are best served with herb dip but I love them just as they are.
These turned out great! I don’t think a single one was left on the plate at the end of the night. Try it!
I made this for a Halloween party at work and it was a complete let-down! Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking these fingers are tasty- they were completely bland and soggy by the time I got them to the party, which was only the morning after I made them. I followed all the directions, which was a lot of work to get the result I got. Definitely add some spices, more cheese, and more salt.
these are good
This recipe was a real hit at a poolside Halloween party…..fun to make & tasty too!
These smell and taste delicious right out of the oven. However, if you’re making them in advance, they taste bland and boring the next day even when they’ve been air-sealed and/or reheated in the oven.
The recipe is somewhat time-consuming for not a whole lot of payoff, especially when they taste only slightly better than a cheez-it.
The witches fingers turned out pleasing to the eye but they were inedible. They tasted like plain flat dough. Needed some kind of flavor, possibly more cayenne, more cheese.
This is one of the easiest recipes I have ever tried! They are super simple to make, taste even better and will be the hit of any halloween party!
These looked really cool, but they lacked any flavor. I made so many, and not even 1/4 was eaten at the party. I would put in spicier ingredients, or even sprinkle cheese over the top while they were still in the oven. Plus, they really need a dip of some sort, maybe a cheese dip, to give it some flavor. It tasted like plain bread.
Made this with my grandchildren, and they loved it.