Classic Gougères Recipes

CLASSIC GOUGERES RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium pan, add water, butter, sugar, salt, and cook on low heat until butter is melted. Once butter is melted, turn up to high heat until rolling boil is reached.
• As soon as water starts to rise, turn off heat, and add flour all at once and start to mix with a stiff spatula. The finished texture will eventually look like "mashed potatoes".
• Once "mashed potato" texture is reached, turn heat back on medium and continue mixing on medium heat for 1 minute.
• Crack all of the eggs in a bowl and mix with a fork.
• Slowly add eggs to "mashed potato" mixture in 3 steps to avoid mixing for too long. Add 1/3 of the eggs at a time and mix until eggs disappear into the dough. Repeat the same steps until all of the eggs are incorporated. Your dough (Pâte à choux) is ready when it is smooth and shiny.
• Pipe small gougères on a nonstick baking tray or silicone mat. (if you have small peeks on the cream puffs, smooth them out by applying water on your fingers and patting them down a bit).
• Top gougères with black pepper, paprika, and grated cheese.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes in a preheated oven at 360F (depending on the size) and be sure to not oven the oven to prevent gougères from collapsing.
• Remove from and allow 5min to cool down before eating.

GRUYERE GOUGERES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine water, butter, and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and immediately add flour. Stir quickly with a wooden spoon for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Return pan to heat and stir to let excess moisture evaporate, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Scoop dough into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Let cool slightly.
• Add 3/4 cup Gruyere cheese, cayenne, and black pepper to the dough. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition. If mixture still clings to the beaters, add a fourth egg.
• Pipe or spoon tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto a the prepared baking sheet. Add a small pinch of remaining Gruyere cheese on top of each puff.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Lower temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and bake until puffed and golden brown, about 15 minutes more.

CLASSIC GOUGERES

Steps:

• Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 400°F Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Bring 1 cup water, buter, and salt to simmer in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, whisking until butter melts. Add flour; stir rapidly with wooden spoon until flour absorbs liquid and forms ball, pulling away from sides of pan. Stir vigorously until film forms on bottom of pan and dough is no longer sticky, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Remove pan from heat; cool dough 2 to 3 minutes. Using electric mixer, beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Stir in cheese and pepper.
• Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto baking sheets, spacing about 3 inches apart. Using damp fingertip, press down any peaks of dough.
• Bake gougeres until golden brown, about 30 minutes, reversing position of pans halfway through baking. Using small sharp knife, pry open 1 gougere to check doneness (center should be slightly eggy and moist). Serve hot or warm.
• *Can be made 3 hours ahead. Transfer to racks; cool. Rewarm in 350 F oven for 5 to 10 minutes.