Gougeres (French Cheese Puffs)

Gougeres (French Cheese Puffs) might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. For 15 cents per serving, this recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 30. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 36 calories. 201 person have made this recipe and would make it again. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Head to the store and pick up butter, fresh thyme, ground pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes. It is brought to you by Crumb. Overall, this recipe earns an improvable spoonacular score of 3%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as French Cheese Puffs (Gougères), Puff Daddy: Gougeres (French Cheese Puffs), and Gougères (Cheese Puffs).

Servings: 30

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 35 minutes

 

Ingredients:

Equipment:

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 425F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.In a medium-sized saucepan set oven medium-high heat, combine the water, butter, salt and pepper, and heat up until the butter is completely melted.Immediately add the flour, all at once, and stir vigorously until the dough pulls together into a smooth ball. Remove from heat and let rest two minutes to allow the dough to cool off slightly.Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition. (Dont panic if the batter looks like its not coming together at first just keep stirring, and after a minute or so itll smooth right out.)Add cup of the grated cheese to the dough, along with the fresh herbs, and stir well until evenly combined. Scrape the dough into a pastry bag fitted with a wide plain tip, and pipe small cherry-tomato-sized mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them an inch or so apart. (Alternatively, you can use a 1 tbsp scoop or even a regular spoon to drop dollops of dough onto the cookie sheet this is my preferred method, because Im lazy like that.) Sprinkle the top of each puff with a pinch of the remaining cheese.Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375F and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes, or until the gougeres are golden-brown all over. Serve immediately, if at all possible.

 

Step by step:

1. Preheat oven to 425F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.In a medium-sized saucepan set oven medium-high heat, combine the water, butter, salt and pepper, and heat up until the butter is completely melted.Immediately add the flour, all at once, and stir vigorously until the dough pulls together into a smooth ball.

2. Remove from heat and let rest two minutes to allow the dough to cool off slightly.

3. Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition. (Dont panic if the batter looks like its not coming together at first just keep stirring, and after a minute or so itll smooth right out.)

4. Add cup of the grated cheese to the dough, along with the fresh herbs, and stir well until evenly combined. Scrape the dough into a pastry bag fitted with a wide plain tip, and pipe small cherry-tomato-sized mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them an inch or so apart. (Alternatively, you can use a 1 tbsp scoop or even a regular spoon to drop dollops of dough onto the cookie sheet this is my preferred method, because Im lazy like that.) Sprinkle the top of each puff with a pinch of the remaining cheese.

5. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375F and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes, or until the gougeres are golden-brown all over.

6. Serve immediately, if at all possible.

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