Gougere aka Cheese Puffs
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Recipe type: hors d'oeuvre
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Serves: 6+
 
Ingredients
  • 1.5 cups whole milk
  • 1.5 cups water
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 oz Gruyere Cheese, grated (or substitute parmesan)
  • 7 Eggs
  • Parmesan Cheese, finely grated
Instructions
  1. Combine the milk, water, butter and salt in a large sauce pot and bring to a boil.
  2. In a separate bowl, measure out the flour.
  3. When the liquid reaches a boil add all of the flour at once and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes.
  4. Continue to cook- stirring often- over a very low flame, 3 minutes more. You should now have a very smooth, shiny ball of dough.
  5. Remove the dough to the work bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (this can also be done with a hand mixer) and begin beating to release some of the steam. With the mixer still running add all of the cheese and beat until incorporated.
  6. Next, add the eggs one at a time- waiting for each to be fully incorporated before adding the next. When all of the eggs have been added, place the dough in pastry bags fitted with a large round tip or a zip top bag with the corner cut off.
  7. Pre-heat oven to 400
  8. Using baking sheets lined with parchment or silpat, pipe the dough into small, mounded domes, no more than one-inch in diameter. When all of the dough is piped, wet the tip of your finger and smooth the top of each gougere. Go back over the sheet and sprinkle a small amount of cornmeal and Parmesan over each mound of dough. Place the sheet in preheated oven to bake. After 6 minutes, turn the pan 180 degrees and drop the temperature to 350. Bake 10 minutes more until golden brown and cooked through (the inside should not be “doughy”).
Recipe by The Couple's Kitchen at https://thecoupleskitchen.com/holiday-cocktail-time-perfected/