Blue Cheese Gougères
Recipe type: Appetizer
Serves: makes about 30 pieces
 
Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 3-4 large eggs
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add water and wine and bring to a boil for 1-2 minutes. Stir in flour, pepper, and salt.
  3. Remove from heat and mix vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms into a ball, about 1 minute.
  4. Transfer the mixture to an electric mixer and let cool for 10 minutes.
  5. Add blue cheese and beat at a low speed to combine.
  6. Add 1 egg, beating until completely mixed. Scrape down the sides and add the next egg. Repeat with third egg and check batter. It should be thick enough to hold its shape if scooped up by a spoon but close to being liquidy. If it feels too thick, add additional egg.
  7. Using a spoon, scoop about 1-1½ inch rounds onto your baking sheets, leaving at least an inch between them.
  8. Sprinkle each gougère with a little more black pepper and sea salt and bake for 20-25 minutes, until edges have browned and the rounds have puffed.
  9. You can serve these warm, straight out of the oven, or at room temperature.
Recipe by Things I Made Today at https://www.thingsimadetoday.com/2013/12/18/blue-cheese-gougeres/