GOUGèRES

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Provided by Mimi Thorrison

Categories     Cheese     Bake     Cocktail Party     Oscars     New Year's Eve     Shower     Engagement Party     Party     Pastry     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes about 50

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
Pinch of nutmeg
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
6 ounces (1 1/2 cups) grated Comté cheese or Gruyère
1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 large egg yolk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Bring butter, salt, nutmeg, and 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until butter is melted. Remove from heat, add flour, and stir to combine.
  • Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon, until mixture pulls away from sides of pan and forms a ball, about 2 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring vigorously, until a dry film forms on bottom and sides of pan and dough is no longer sticky, about 2 minutes longer. Remove pan from heat and let dough cool slightly, about 2 minutes. Mix in whole eggs one at a time, incorporating fully between additions. Mix in cheese and pepper.
  • Scrape dough into a piping bag fitted with a 1/2" round tip (alternatively, use a plastic bag with a 1/2" opening cut diagonally from 1 corner). Pipe 1" rounds about 2" apart onto 2 parchment-lined baking sheets. Whisk egg yolk and 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl; brush rounds with egg wash.
  • Bake gougères until puffed and golden and dry in the center (they should sound hollow when tapped), 20-25 minutes.
  • DO AHEAD: Dough can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Gougères can be baked 2 hours ahead; reheat before serving.

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