This savory side makes for an excellent starter or can be served in lieu of a baguette. It is absolutely impossible to eat just one or two – or even three. Ideal for any meal or to be put out at your next cocktail party. The recipe is ideal for both beginning and advanced bakers.
Gougères
2015-05-20 06:24:48
Serves 8
A light, easy, but tasty French pastry for everyone
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
22 min
Total Time
32 min
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 stick of butter (113 ounces Metric)
- Large pinch of salt
- 1 cup of all-purpose flour (Hladka flour - CZ)
- 4 large eggs
- 3 1/2 ounces (1 cup) of gratted Swiss cheese (Gruyère or similar)
- Grated Swiss for sprinkling
- Freshly-cracked pepper
- Freshly-grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F (204 C) and line a cookie sheet with baking/parchment paper
- In a medium sauce pan, combine the water, milk, butter, and salt and bring to a boil. Working on and off the burner, add the flour and stir until the dough begins to form
- Stir over low heat, alternating on and off the burner, until it pulls away from the pan (appx. 2 mins)
- Place the dough into a bowl and let cool for 2-3 minutes. (You will be adding eggs, so don't skip this step or your eggs will scramble). Add the eggs one at a time. Stir one egg in, combine completely, then add second egg. Add the cheese and a pinch of both pepper and nutmeg
- Transfer the dough into a pastry bag (if you don't have one, you can work this through with a fork, although a pasty bag is most desirable)
- Pipe rosettes, 1 tablespoon, across the baking sheet leaving 2 inches apart then sprinkle with Swiss cheese and bake for 22 minutes or until golden brown and puffed. Repeat if you have remaining dough
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