Classic French Gougères (Savory Baked Cheese Puffs with Comté)

Name: Classic French Gougères (Savory Baked Cheese Puffs with Comté)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 150 ml Water or milk; 60 g Butter cubed; 100 g All-purpose flour; 3 piece Large eggs; 120 g Comté or Gruyère cheese grated; 0.25 tsp Ground nutmeg; 0.5 tsp Salt

Burgundy's famous cocktail party treat: airy, golden savory choux pastry puffs loaded with aged Comté cheese, Dijon mustard, and a pinch of nutmeg.

Prep

20 min

Cook

25 min

Total

45 min

Ingredients

6servings

Water or milk
150 ml
Butter cubed
60 g
All-purpose flour
100 g
Large eggs
3 piece
Comté or Gruyère cheese grated
120 g
Ground nutmeg
0.3 tsp
Salt
0.5 tsp

Preparation Steps

Bring water, butter, and salt to a rolling boil in a saucepan over medium heat.

4 min timer

Remove from heat, add flour all at once, and stir vigorously until dough forms a smooth ball that pulls away from sides.

2 min timer

Cool 2 minutes, then beat in eggs one at a time until dough is glossy. Fold in grated Comté and nutmeg.

5 min timer

Drop mounds of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 20-25 minutes without opening the oven until puffed and deeply golden.

23 min timer

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Source: French Traditional Culinary Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA))

Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105

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Classic French Gougères (Savory Baked Cheese Puffs with Comté)

Ingredients

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