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?

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.

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. Pre-measure all ingredients. Set aside.
4. 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.
5. 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.

6. Immediately remove the from the heat.
7. Using a rubber spatula, move the Choux Pastry mixture into a mixing bowl and let it cool for 3 minutes .
8. Sprinkle on the nutmeg and pepper.
9. Add one egg to the mixture.
10. Stir the egg briskly with a wooden spoon. It will not incorporate at first. Keep stirring until combined. The dough with be glossy.
11. Repeat with the last three eggs making sure each is incorporated completely before adding the next.

12. Stir in 1 1/4 cups of the Gruyère cheese only.
13. Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, place the small rounded Gougères Pâte à Choux mounds onto the prepared baking sheets two inches apart.

14. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. I sprinkle each with a little more salt and pepper. Completely up to you.

15. 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!

16. 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

1. Read the recipe through before beginning. This is an easy recipe but requires prepping.
2. Pre-measure all ingredients.
3. Avoid opening the oven while baking. Use the oven light for peeking!

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Originally Published November 2019 | Updated May 2024