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I made these for supper last night, and my husband and I had leftovers for breakfast - these were a big hit with all 5 of us! My air-fryer took about 10 minutes. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"267605","romance_copy_dek":"I like to make these puffs ahead of time and keep the in the refrigerator until I'm ready to pop them in the air fryer. 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