Cheese Profiteroles (Gougères)

Baking and Desserts | French cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour 30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Cheese Profiteroles (Gougères)

Ingredients

Milk - 3 fl oz
Water - 8 fl oz
Butter - 3.5 oz
Sugar - 0.5 oz
Salt - 0.2 oz
Wheat Flour - 6.7 oz
Chocolate eggs - 5 pieces
Cheshire Cheese - 3.5 oz
Semi-soft cream cheese - 4.4 oz
33% Cream - 3 fl oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare all the ingredients.

Step 2

Grate the cheese on a fine grater and store it in a covered container.

Step 3

Sift the flour.

Step 4

Crack the eggs into a bowl.

Step 5

Pour water and milk into a saucepan, add butter, salt, and sugar, and bring to a boil.

Step 6

Add all the flour at once, stirring vigorously with a spatula until the dough forms a single ball, then dry it for 1 minute until a characteristic white film appears at the bottom of the saucepan.

Step 7

Transfer the dough to a bowl, cool for 2 minutes, then gradually add the prepared eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly each time. This can easily be done with a hand mixer using one whisk and working at low speed. The dough should be sticky and homogeneous.

Step 8

Mix the grated cheese into the dough.

Step 9

Preheat the oven to 392°F (392 degrees Fahrenheit), line a baking sheet with a silicone mat, and pipe the profiteroles using a teaspoon. Place in the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 356°F (356 degrees Fahrenheit), bake for 20–25 minutes, open the oven to release steam, turn the baking sheet, and bake for another 15 minutes.