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French Cheese Puffs (Gougeres)
Recipe video above. Fabulous light-as-air cheesy puffs that are crusty on the outside, hollow and soft on the inside. In France, they're served as nibbles with pre dinner drinks, as finger food at gatherings and for dunking into soups and stews! (How to pronounce Gougeres)
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●saucepan
- ●stove
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 220°C / 425°F (200°C fan). Lightly grease 2 trays then line with parchment / baking paper.
2
Place water, butter and salt in a saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil until butter is full melted.
3
Remove from stove, add flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Mix until incorporated.
4
Return to stove on LOW heat and mix for ⏱️ 1 minute (this dries the mixture out, see video for before/after).
5
Remove from stove, leave for ⏱️ 2 minutes.
6
Add 1 egg, mix vigorously until incorporated - batter splits at first, but it always comes together!
7
Add 3 more eggs, one at a time, mixing until incorporated before adding the next. Good arm workout! (Or use electric beater)
(250ml) water1 cup(150g) flour (, plain / all purpose)1 cupeggs (~60 - 65g / 2oz each)4
8
Stir in 2 cups cheese.
9
Drop 1 tablespoon mounds onto trays (small cookie scoop is ideal, otherwise use a measuring tablespoon and a teaspoon to scrape out. Can make larger - good for dunking!)
10
Brush with yolk, then top with a pinch of reserved Cheese for topping.
11
Bake ⏱️ 25 minutes.
12
Allow to cool for ⏱️ 15 minutes so they become crusty and inside dries out a bit.
13
Serve warm as pre dinner nibbles, finger food at gatherings, or dunk into soups and stews!
Nutrition Facts
calories
102 kcal
fat Content
7 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
197 mg
protein Content
4 g
cholesterol Content
54 mg
carbohydrate Content
5 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
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