Gougeres

Serves: 4

Presley Zulauf

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

54

Sweetness

47

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Water

1 tsp

Salt

3 tsps

Sugar

Directions:

1

Watch how to make this recipe

2

Special equipment: pastry bag fitted with a #10 star tip, baking sheet, parchment paper, pastry brush Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F

3

In a small mixing bowl, add the grated cheese and plenty of freshly cracked black pepper to the half-recipe of pate a choux

4

With a rubber spatula, scoop the pate a choux into the pastry bag and pipe out approximately 25 (1-inch) rounds, spaced 1 to 2 inches apart on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet

5

Brush lightly with the beaten egg and place in the oven

6

Cook until golden and puffed, about 25 minutes

7

Remove from the oven and cool briefly on a baking rack

8

Serve hot or at room temperature

9

In a small saucepan over high heat, bring the water, salt, sugar, and butter to a boil, making sure the butter is completely melted

10

Off the heat, add the flour all at once and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon

11

Return to the heat and continue beating until the dough forms a solid, smooth mass and pulls away from the sides of the saucepan

12

Take off the heat and empty the dough into a clean mixing bowl

13

Little by little add the beaten eggs, beating vigorously in between each addition, until the dough forms a smooth, supple mass

14

Divide the dough into 2 even quantities, 1 part to be used for the gougeres, the other for profiteroles