Authentic home cooking from France, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad France as Gougères au fromage dorées et croustillantes

Golden, Crispy Cheese Gougères

Name: Golden, Crispy Cheese Gougères
Total time: 6000 s
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup water (240 ml); 4 eggs; 1 3/4 cups shredded Swiss or Comté cheese (about 175 grams); 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 150 grams); 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (about 80 grams); 1 teaspoon salt

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Golden, Crispy Cheese Gougères

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Ingredients

50 min (25 min prep / 25 min baking)

6 servings

1 cupwater (240 ml)
4eggs
1 3/4 cupsshredded Swiss or Comté cheese (about 175 grams)
1 1/4 cupsall-purpose flour (about 150 grams)
6 tablespoonsunsalted butter (about 80 grams)
1 teaspoonsalt

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Steps

50 min (25 min prep / 25 min baking)

1

Pour the water into a saucepan, add the teaspoon of salt, and bring to a boil. Add the butter, cut into pieces, and stir until completely melted.
2

Remove from heat and add all the flour at once. Stir vigorously until the dough is smooth and uniform.
3

Return the pan to low heat and cook the dough for one minute, stirring constantly to dry it out slightly.
4

Let the dough cool. It's important that the dough is warm, not hot, before continuing.
5

Crack one egg into a bowl and beat until well mixed. Add the egg to the dough, mixing vigorously until fully incorporated. Repeat this step for each egg.
6

Add the shredded cheese to the dough and mix until evenly combined.
7

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). While the oven heats, use two tablespoons to form small balls of dough and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them apart.
8

Once the oven is hot, bake the gougères for 25 minutes. Do not open the oven during baking to ensure the gougères puff up properly.
9

Start checking the gougères around 20 minutes to make sure they are puffed and golden before removing them from the oven.