Gougères

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 40 Gougères, you will need:

• 1 450 g Choux pastry (pâte à choux)
• 2 50 g grated cheese
• 3 2 slices smoked ham (optional)
• 4 1 tablespoon milk (optional)
• Total weight: 500 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
36 min.	20 min.	56 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: Prepare 450 g Choux pastry (pâte à choux).
  Preheat oven to 390°F (200°C).
• 2: Add 50 g grated cheese, setting aside 1 tbs for topping.
• 3: Mix well.
  If you choose to add ham, take 2 slices smoked ham and cut in small pieces to add to mixture.
• 4: With a forcing bag make small heaps of mixture, about the size of an olive.
  If you don't have a forcing bag use 2 teaspoons instead.
• 5: If necessary, if the heap has got a point on top, flatten with a teaspoon dipped in milk.
• 6: Divide remaining cheese over the top of heaps.
• 7: Put in the oven and cook about 20 minutes until gougères are golden brown. Place on a cooling rack.

Remarks

Serve as soon as possible, try to not leave to cool, much better hot or warm.

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