French Grandpa’s Gougères
Classic French cheese choux puffs
Light, airy French cheese puffs with a golden crust and rich emmental flavor—perfect warm from the oven.
Equipment
Ingredients
Main
water
250 g
butter (cut into small pieces)
125 g
salt
5 g
low-protein flour
150 g
egg
4 pcs
emmental cheese (grated)
100 g
Instructions
Melt butter
In a pot, add water, butter and salt. Heat over low heat until butter melts.
Add flour
When butter melts and water simmers, add flour and stir into a thick dough.
Incorporate eggs
Remove from heat, cool 2 minutes, then add eggs one by one, mixing thoroughly after each.
Pipe mounds
Transfer dough to piping bag and pipe 1 tbsp mounds on a baking tray.
Add cheese and bake
Sprinkle grated emmental on each mound. Bake at 220 °C for 20-25 minutes.
Cool and serve
Cool gougères 10-15 minutes before serving.
Original recipe
Storage
Best served fresh; reheat to restore crispness.
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