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2/27/2015

Gougeres

                         Yummy recipe...cheese puffs

For about 28 gougeres:
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1 stick (4 ounces) of unsalted butter cut into tablespoons
- Large pinch of coarse salt
- 1 cup of flour
- 4 large eggs
- 3  1/2 ounces of shredded gruyere cheese (1 cup) plus more for sprinkling
- pepper
- grated nutmeg

Preheat the oven. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium saucepan combine the water, milk, butter & salt & bring to a boil. Add the flour & stir it in with a wooden spoon until a smooth dough forms, stir over low heat until it dries out & pulls away from the pan, about 2mn.

Then scrape the dough into a bowl & let it cool for a minute. Beat the eggs into the dough, one at a time beating thoroughly between each one. 
Add the cheese & a bit of pepper & nutmeg.

Transfer the dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2 inch round tip & pipe tablespoon size mounds onto the baking sheets, 2 inches apart.

Sprinkle with cheese & bake for 22 mn.

ps: When making the choux pastry it's important for each egg to be fully incorporated into the batter before adding the next.
                                               Bon Appetit

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