Easy Gougères Pâte à Choux Recipe
Easy Gougères Pâte à Choux Recipe! Today I am sharing How To Make Choux Pastry! These cheesy light and airy cheese puffs are a tasty party pleaser.
Easy Gougères Pâte à Choux Recipe
What Is Gougères Pâte à Choux?
We have to start with the definitions of these lovely French words.
- Pâte à Choux: An extremely light pastry dough made with eggs that can be flavored with savory or sweet additions.
- Gougères: A Choux pastry with cheese (traditionally Gruyère cheese) or a savory filling added into the dough.
Gougères Pâte à Choux is a light and airy savory pastry filled with cheese or a savory filling.
How do you Gougères Pronounce Patè â choux?
What Does Gougères Pâte à Choux taste like?
Gougères Pâte à Choux! Light and airy cheese puffs with a hint of nutmeg and mild Gruyère Cheese. The combination goes perfect with a glass of white wine.
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What is in Gougères Patè â choux?
Just a few ingredients
Occasions to Serve Choux Pastry?
These cheesy delights are truly perfect for any occasion or just a snack.
- Cocktail Party
- Brunch
- Potlucks
- Easter
- Mother’s Day
Easy Gougères Pâte à Choux Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter cut into tiny cubes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- dash of nutmeg
- 1 3/4 cups Gruyère cheese, shredded
Choux Pastry Instructions
*Read the recipe through before beginning. This recipe is easy but requires pre-prep for success.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Pre-measure all ingredients. Set aside.
- Add the water, milk, salt, and butter into a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat. Stir often until the mixture comes to a boil. Immediately turn the heat down to low.
- Stir in the all-purpose flour until the Pâte à Choux dough is completely incorporated. It will pull away from the saucepan and a film will form on the sides.
- Immediately remove the from the heat.
- Using a rubber spatula, move the Choux Pastry mixture into a mixing bowl and let it cool for 3 minutes .
- Sprinkle on the nutmeg and pepper.
- Add one egg to the mixture.
- Stir the egg briskly with a wooden spoon. It will not incorporate at first. Keep stirring until combined. The dough with be glossy.
- Repeat with the last three eggs making sure each is incorporated completely before adding the next.
- Stir in 1 1/4 cups of the Gruyère cheese only.
- Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, place the small rounded Gougères Pâte à Choux mounds onto the prepared baking sheets two inches apart.
- Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. I sprinkle each with a little more salt and pepper. Completely up to you.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until they are puffed and golden.
Turn on that oven light!!!! AVOID OPENING THE DOOR UNTIL THEY ARE GOLDEN! THEY WILL DEFLATE!
- Remove from the oven and cool completely at room temperature on a baking rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Congratulations! You have just made a fancy french pastry!
Hands Up! I am giving you high fives!
-gwyn
Recipe Notes
- Read the recipe through before beginning. This is an easy recipe but requires prepping.
- Pre-measure all ingredients.
- Avoid opening the oven while baking. Use the oven light for peeking!
Easy Gougères Pâte à Choux Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 unsalted butter cut into tiny cubes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- dash of nutmeg
- 1 3/4 cups Gruyere cheese finely shredded
Instructions
*Read the recipe through before beginning. This recipe is easy but requires pre-prep for success.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Pre-measure all ingredients. Set aside.
- Add the water, milk, salt, and butter into a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat. Stir often until the mixture comes to a boil. Immediately turn the heat down to low.
- Stir in the all-purpose flour until the Pâte à Choux dough is completely incorporated. It will pull away from the saucepan and a film will form on the sides. Immediately remove the from the heat.
- Using a rubber spatula, move the Choux Pastry mixture into a mixing bowl and let it cool for 3 minutes. Sprinkle on the nutmeg and pepper.
- Add one egg to the mixture.
- Stir the egg briskly with a wooden spoon. It will not incorporate at first. Keep stirring until combined. The dough with be glossy.
- Repeat with the last three eggs making sure each is incorporated completely before adding the next.
- Stir in 1 1/4 cups of the Gruyère cheese only.
- Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, place the small rounded Gougères Pâte à Choux mounds onto the prepared baking sheets two inches apart.
- Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. I sprinkle each with a little more salt and pepper. Completely up to you.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until they are puffed and golden.
- Turn on that oven light!!!! AVOID OPENING THE DOOR UNTIL THEY ARE GOLDEN! THEY WILL DEFLATE!
- Remove from the oven and cool completely at room temperature on a baking rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Read the recipe through before beginning. This is an easy recipe but requires prepping.
- Pre-measure all ingredients.
- Avoid opening the oven while baking. Use the oven light for peeking!
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
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Originally Published November 2019 | Updated May 2024
DELICIOUS! Perfect with a glass of chilled white wine!