Gougére

Gougéres are French cheese puffs that can be enjoyed as an appetizer or by themselves with a side salad. They are made with a basic pate a choux dough with lots of added cheese. The cheese can be anything that tickles your fancy. My mise en place for this recipe included: All purpose flour, whole milk, unsalted butter, eggs, cheese of choice and chives (Optional). For the cheese, I used a blend of gruyére and aged gouda.

Gougére

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

French cheese puff.

Author: Sweet 'n Salty L.A. (recipe by Chef Ludo Lefebvre)

Recipe type: Savory

Cuisine: French

Serves: Appx 40 Grougere

Ingredients

• 1 cup Whole Milk
• 100 gm Unsalted Butter
• 1¾ cup A.P. Flour
• 4 Lg Eggs
• 7 oz Shredded Cheese of Choice (I used a mix of Gruyere and Aged Gouda)
• ¼ cup Chopped Chives (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400*F.
2. Combine butter and milk in a medium saucepan.
3. Heat on medium heat until butter melts and the milk is slightly boiling.
4. Add flour all at once and start mixing vigorously with a wooden spoon until the dough forms a ball and there is a film at the bottom of the pan.
5. Transfer dough to a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.
6. Start mixing on low speed and add 1 egg at a time.
7. Once last egg is added, mix on medium speed for 5-10 minutes.
8. The dough is ready when the paddle is lifted and the dough forms a "V" shape.
9. Add the grated cheese and optional chives and give it a final mix to combine.
10. Place dough into a pastry bag and cut the tip to ¼".
11. Pipe 1.5" diameter circles onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
12. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

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