Salt-and-Pepper Cheese Puffs (Gougères)

Name: Salt-and-Pepper Cheese Puffs (Gougères)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams 1/2 cup butter, cut into chunks; 14 servings Coarse sea salt (see notes); 6 larges eggs, beaten to blend; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons fresh-ground pepper; 296 milliliters shredded sharp cheddar cheese (see notes); 355 milliliters water

Need a vegetarian side dish? Salt-and-Pepper Cheese Puffs (Gougères) could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 14. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 175 calories. A mixture of butter, fresh-ground pepper, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a 3- to 4-quart pan over high heat, bring 1 1/2 cups water and the butter to a full rolling boil.

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Water

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat, add flour all at once, and stir until mixture is a smooth, thick paste with no lumps.

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All Purpose Flour

Add a quarter of the beaten eggs at a time, stirring vigorously after each addition until dough is no longer slippery. Stir in cheese and pepper.

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Pepper

Dough

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Spoon dough into a large pastry bag fitted with a plain 1/2-inch round tip. Pipe in 48 equal mounds on two cooking parchment-lined or buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets. (Alternatively, drop dough on sheets in slightly rounded tablespoon-size portions.)

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