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A Gougere is a French cheese puff made with savoury choux pastry. It has the addition of cheese making it a great savoury appetiser. Oh so French, gougères are savory cheese puffs made from pâte à choux, or cream-puff dough, with a generous amount of cheese folded in. Slightly warm with a crisp shell and a.
French CheesePuffs is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. French CheesePuffs is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook french cheesepuffs using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make French CheesePuffs:
- Take 1 cup water
- Take 1 cup all purpose flour (plain flour)
- Get 3 pinches salt
- Get 3 tsp Cayenne pepper
- Take 100 g salted butter
- Take 5 whole eggs (1 for optional eggwash)
- Prepare 3/4 cup cheese (grated)
- Prepare 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese (grated)
- Get 1 small bunch of fresh chives
You can add all sorts of things to gougères with great success. After you have your basic Pâte à Choux, it's time to turn it into Gougères by folding cheese into the silky, sticky dough. Cheese gougères are essentially French cheese puffs. They are great to serve as an alternative to dinner rolls or as a tasty appetizer.
Steps to make French CheesePuffs:
- Preheat your oven to 200°C / 400°F. - - Place water and butter in a deep saucepan and bring to the boil
- Add salt and Cayenne pepper. - Add the flour, mix well using a wooden spoon.
- Return to low heat and continue mixing until the mixture becomes smooth and does not stick to the sides. this takes approx 2 to 3 minutes, turn off heat and leave to cool a few minutes.
- Break the eggs in a container or bowl to avoid any egg shells and add to the mixture one at a time, with a wooden spoon or similar. Keep repeating this process until all 4 (four) eggs are well incorporated into the mixture. (Note: You could also use electric mixer and use the beater)
- Chop the chives and ensure your two cheese are grated. Add to mixture and mix well. Set aside. - Grease a large sheet pan (shallow tray) with oil. - Using a plain pastry tube or nozzle approx half inch, place in a piping bag and fill with mixture. - Pipe directly on your sheet pan as per choux shape.Dip your finger in water and push down any spiky bits sticking out, repeat for each item.
- Break an egg into a bowl, beat and using a pastry brush, lightly brush the tops of the choux. Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on each one. - - Place in preheated oven at 200°C / 400°F for approx 25 minutes. Keep cooking until they reach your desired colour. A nice golden brown is best. Sprinkle a few chopped chives when serving.
- ✅Notes: - Don't let the mixture get too cold before piping.
Cheese gougères are essentially French cheese puffs. They are great to serve as an alternative to dinner rolls or as a tasty appetizer. Gougères are basically fancy cheese puffs made from pâte à choux — the French pastry dough that is also responsible for cream puffs and eclairs. Nothing like a batch of fresh cheesy Gougeres right out of the oven! These French cheese puffs or gougères are savory morsels of deliciousness!
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