Gougeres French Cheese Puffs Recipe

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Gougeres French Cheese Puffs
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425.
  2. Add butter, salt, pepper and nutmeg to 1 cup water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  3. When butter melts, reduce the heat to low.
  4. Add flour to saucepan all at once and beat with a wooden spoon over low heat for about a minute until mixture pulls away from sides of the pan.
  5. Remove pan from heat.
  6. Add cheese to pan and beat with wooden spoon until thoroughly mixed.
  7. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating each into the batter until well mixed before adding the next.
  8. Continue beating mixture until it is smooth, shiny and firm.
  9. Drop batter in small spoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
  10. Beat remaining egg with 1/2 tbsp water, then brush tops of uncooked gougeres with egg wash.
  11. Bake in upper third of the over for 15-20 minutes or until golden and doubled in size.
  12. Remove from oven serve hot or can be served at room temperature.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 467.77 Kcal (1958 kJ)
Calories from fat 283.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.55g 49%
Cholesterol 306.96mg 102%
Sodium 784.83mg 33%
Potassium 153.19mg 3%
Total Carbs 24.53g 8%
Sugars 0.04g 0%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Protein 21.35g 43%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 384.8mg 38%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 226.91 Kcal (950 kJ)
Calories from fat 137.76 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.31g 49%
Cholesterol 148.9mg 102%
Sodium 380.71mg 33%
Potassium 74.31mg 3%
Total Carbs 11.9g 8%
Sugars 0.02g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.49g 4%
Protein 10.36g 43%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 0.8mg 9%
Calcium 186.7mg 38%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.8
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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