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<\/a>Working with p\u00e0te\u00a0\u00e0 choux is almost magical.\u00a0\u00a0 You combine milk, water, butter and flour, add eggs, and voil\u00e0, you have dough for sweet cream puffs or profiteroles.\u00a0 Then you add cheese and it becomes goug\u00e8res.\u00a0 You could use Gruy\u00e8re, Comt\u00e9, Emmenthal or extra sharp cheddar.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They are a welcoming treat and are especially good with champagne.<\/p>\n\u00a0My favorite way to serve goug\u00e8res is adding cheese to the mixture.\u00a0 You simply grate any hard or semi-hard cheese into your batter then spoon the mixture onto parchment lined baking sheets.<\/p>\n
Although you must spoon out the puffs as soon as the dough is made, the little puffs can be frozen and then baked straight from the freezer.\u00a0\u00a0 This puts them in the realm of the doable even on the spur of the moment.<\/p>\n
Once frozen scoop them into freezer bags and store until needed.\u00a0 No thawing necessary.\u00a0 Simply follow the baking instructions and add a couple of minutes to the baking time. Then tumble these delectable morsels onto a gorgeous serving plate and watch them disappear.<\/p>\n
You can bake the classic goug\u00e8res and fill the delicate little darlings with a flavourful filling.\u00a0 Think wild mushrooms in a creamy sauce.\u00a0 Or finely chopped shrimp spiked with wasbi. \u00a0 The choice is limitless.\u00a0 Filled goug\u00e8res freeze beautifully –\u00a0 simply reheat in a 400F oven for about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
STORING<\/p>\n
The best way to store goug\u00e8res is to shape the dough, freeze the mounds on a baking sheet, and when they’re solid, lift them off the sheet and pack them airtight in plastic bags.\u00a0 Bake them straight from the freezer – no need to defrost – just give them a minute or two more in the oven.\u00a0 Leftover puffs can be kept at room temperature overnight and reheated in a 350\u00b0F oven, or they can be frozen and reheated before serving.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now let’s open that bottle of wine, put\u00a0 Diane Krall on the CD player, and enjoy an evening in front of the fire.<\/p>\n