Gougere

Think air, puffy éclairs with cheese flavor. Thats what gougere is. Heres a fool-proof recipe. Serve as soon as they come out of the oven. They are fabulous!

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 stick butter
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ cups sifted all purpose flour
  • 5-6 eggs
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 ¼ cups shredded Gruyere cheese

      Preheat oven to 425F.

      Place milk, butter and salt in medium size pan and bring to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously until it forms a ball and comes away from the sides of the pan. Remove from heat and transfer to a mixer bowl. Using the paddle attachment (or by hand, beat eggs in 1 at a time until fully absorbed. Mixture will be smooth and glossy. Add cheese and incorporate fully.

      Spoon batter into pastry bag fitted with a large open star tip. Pipe large rosettes onto baking sheets sprayed with Pam (or lined with parchment paper). Bake 15-20 minutes without opening over door, then lower temperature to 400F and bake another 10+ minutes or until golden. Do not open the oven door during any of the baking time.

      When ready, start eating!