Gougères

Name: Gougères
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: Makes about 25 gougères
Ingredients: 3/4 cup water (175 g); 6 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter (90 g); 1/2 teaspoon salt (2 g); 1 cup all-purpose flour (125 g); 1 1/4 cups grated Comté cheese (125 g); 3 large eggs

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Petit Quevilly

The queen of appetizers

migelomucho @migelomucho

Petit Quevilly

The queen of appetizers

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Ingredients

20 minutes

Makes about 25 gougères

3/4 cupwater (175 g)
6 1/2 tablespoonsunsalted butter (90 g)
1/2 teaspoonsalt (2 g)
1 cupall-purpose flour (125 g)
1 1/4 cupsgrated Comté cheese (125 g)
3large eggs

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Preheat your oven to 320°F (160°C).
2

Heat the water, butter, and salt in a saucepan until the butter is melted.
3

Remove from heat, add the flour all at once, and stir with a spatula until the dough pulls away easily from the sides of the pan.
4

Transfer the dough to the bowl of a stand mixer and let it cool slightly.
5

Add the eggs one at a time, mixing on high speed after each addition.
6

Add the grated Comté cheese, season with pepper, and grate a little nutmeg if desired. Mix well.
7

Spoon small mounds of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, using a teaspoon.
8

Bake for 20 minutes without opening the oven door during baking (important).
9

Serve warm as an appetizer.