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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 18 |
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These wonderful little French cheese puffs are a great start to a cold weather party These can be varied in numerous ways by eliminating the gruyere and substituting herbs, blue cheese, olives, black pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, to mention a few of my favorites. Read more . You can also make up the basic batter, divide it and make different varieties of puffs! They should be almost hollow and you can fill them with variety of things- but i like them just as they are warm out of the oven. Ingredients:
1 cup water |
5 extra large eggs |
1/2 cup unsalted butter |
1 cups gruyere cheese shredded |
1/2 cup scallions- sliced thin- white and light green part |
1 cup unbleached flour, sifted |
1 t kosher salt |
shredded gruyere for topping |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine water, butter, and salt into a med saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and add the flour all at once. Whisk vigorously for a few moments, stirring constantly until the mixture has thickened and is pulling away from the sides of the pan,a minute or less.
2. Stir in 4 eggs one at a time, making sure the first egg is fully incorporated before adding the next. Then stir in the cheese and the scallions.
3. Line a shallow baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat liner . Drop the batter by the tablespoon onto the baking sheet, spacing the puffs about 1 inch apart- with your hands lightly dampened you can smooth them out some. You can make petit gougere-using teaspoons- and reduce the cooking time.
4. Beat the remaining egg with a teaspoon of water in a small bowl. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the tops with the egg. Sprinkle lightly with grated gruyere.
5. Bake for about 20 minutes on center rack,until the gougeres are puffed and golden brown- they should sound hollow when tapped. They can be made a few hours in advance and reheated at 375 degrees for about 5 minutes. They freeze well- just thaw and reheat in a 375 degree oven again for 5 minutes or until heated through.
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