Gougeres

Name: Gougeres
Ingredients: 1 cup gruyere cheese or Swiss; 1 cup water; 5 tablespoons butter; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg Freshly; 1 cup all purpose flour; 5 eggs at room temp

8 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1 cup gruyere cheese or Swiss
1 cup water
5 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg Freshly
1 cup all purpose flour
5 eggs at room temp

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 425 F. Grate the cheese. In a med.-sized saucepan bring the water, butter, salt, pepper and nutmeg to a boil. When the butter has melted, remove from heat. Add all the flour to butter/water mixture and beat with a wooden spoon until mixture leaves sides of pan clean. Add cheese and beat til incorporated. Beat in 4 of the eggs one by one until thoroughly absorbed. Beat until mixture is smooth, shiny and firm. Drop by small spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Beat remaining egg with 1/2 Tbs water,
2

Remove from oven and serve. You'll have about 3 dozen.