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    5-Ingredient Blue Cheese Gougeres

    Nov 18, 2013 ·

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    You’ll save precious time and energy if you adopt a “cocktail party” mentality for the first hour or two of Thanksgiving dinner. Skip the complicated appetizers—you have enough to worry about!—and set out just the basics: Good-quality olives, roasted nuts, crudities and drinks guests can serve themselves. One little “extra” I like to include: Gougeres!

    5-Ingredient-Blue-Cheese-Gougeres

    If you’re not a fan already, gougeres are just French cheese puffs made with choux pastry dough. Despite their fancy name, gougeres are a cinch to make and a cocktail party staple in my humble, party-throwing opinion. Plus: They’re totally make-ahead! Whip up a batch this week, then store ‘em in the freezer until Turkey Day (they’ll last in there for up to 1 month).

     Blue-Cheese-Gougers

    Traditionally gougeres are made using gruyere cheese. I swapped in blue cheese for a tangy, savory twist. Since this recipe only calls for 5 ingredients, I like to use a snazzy blue cheese like Roquefort (Frenchy) or Stilton (English) but you can use whatever’s available. Many grocery stores carry pre-crumbled blue cheese now which is super convenient if you’re in a pinch.

    How-To-Make-Gougeres

    These Blue Cheese Gougeres are best warm. To serve them, consider wrapping the cheese puffs in a kitchen towel before snuggling ‘em into a basket or bowl. Have a spare minute? Stir snipped chives or chopped, cooked bacon into the dough before baking. Now pop open some champers and enjoy—cheers!

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    photos by Erin Phraner

    Blue Cheese Gougeres
    serves: 10 to 12

    ½ cup dry white wine
    1 stick butter
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    4 large eggs
    ⅓ to ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
    PANTRY STAPLES: Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

    Directions:
    1. Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon mat.
    2. Bring the white wine, butter, ½ cup water and 1 teaspoon salt to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium heat.
    3. All at once, add the flour and cook, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon, until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pan and creates a film on the pan, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; transfer dough to a large bowl and let cool slightly.
    4. One at a time, add an egg to the bowl and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until smooth (the dough will appear separated at first but keep stirring, it’ll come together promise!) before adding the next egg. Stir in the blue cheese and ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper.
    5. Transfer dough to a piping bag fitting with a medium round tip or resealable plastic bag, snipped off one corner. Pipe 11/2 inch mounds on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Dip a finger in water and smooth the gougeres tops so they’re flat. Bake until puffed and golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately or let cool and freeze for up to 1 month—just reheat in a 350˚ oven until thawed and crisp before eating!

    *You can watch how to make these tasty little puffs right here!

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    1. Carlene Thomas RD (@CarleneRD) says

      November 18, 2013 at 5:10 am

      Loved your little video!

      • Erin Phraner (@erinphraner) says

        November 18, 2013 at 6:35 am

        Eeks! Thanks so much, Carlene! xo

    2. Chelsea says

      November 18, 2013 at 8:48 am

      Okay, so blue cheese isn't my favorite but these look delightful. Could I sub any kind of cheese here?!

      • Erin Phraner (@erinphraner) says

        November 18, 2013 at 10:53 am

        Hey Chelsea! You can definitely use grated Gruyere or parmesan cheese instead of blue cheese if you're not a fan xo

      • Maggie says

        December 09, 2013 at 3:34 pm

        You can always substitute another cheese as long as it is a hard cheese like the blue. A nice sub would be a cheddar (preferably sharp), then serve it with a pasta dish like linguine with clam sauce or even traditional spaghetti.

    3. Alyssa says

      November 18, 2013 at 9:55 am

      Woah, these look amazing! I'm not a huge fan of blue cheese, but I bet they'd be yummy with gorgonzola too!

    4. julia-tagandtibby says

      November 18, 2013 at 10:29 am

      this looks amazing, and simple too. I hope to try it soon! thanks for sharing 🙂

    5. Lexi says

      November 18, 2013 at 1:25 pm

      I think I'll make these for my company T-Day potluck. 🙂

    6. Audrey says

      November 18, 2013 at 4:51 pm

      These look amazing! Too bad I'm not exactly sure how to pronounce them...

    7. Karra says

      December 03, 2013 at 9:14 pm

      Any suggestions on what to serve these with? My (vegetarian) husband loves blue cheese, but I'm not a fan. But they look great, so I'd like to make them for him!

      • Erin Phraner (@erinphraner) says

        December 11, 2013 at 11:31 am

        Hi Karra!

        If you want to stick with the French-y theme, you could serve these with baked brie—omg, gooey!—and Leah has a fantastic recipe topped with roasted strawberries (https://www.freutcake.com/tag/easy-baked-brie/) Also you could drizzle a log of soft goat cheese with olive oil, lemon zest and thyme.

        Pizzaladieres Tarts (just a fancy way of saving French caramelized onion tarts) are a fantastic, meat-free appetizer option—they're surprisingly hearty. I've made this recipe from Saveur before with much success (http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Pissaladieres-Onion-and-Anchovy-Tarts). Feel free to nix the anchovy, if you don't like 'em.

        And something non-vegetarian for you! You could make little monte cristo sandwiches LOVE these for parties 🙂

        Hope this helps.
        Cheers!
        -Erin

    8. Pat goodman says

      December 09, 2013 at 9:27 am

      What is the mason jar for?

      • Leah Bergman says

        December 09, 2013 at 9:30 am

        To hold the piping bag in order to make it easier to fill!

    9. lynette says

      December 09, 2013 at 5:36 pm

      they were delicious!! but too wet. Maybe I did not need so much water? they turned out flat

      • Erin Phraner (@erinphraner) says

        December 11, 2013 at 11:22 am

        Hey Lynette!

        Thanks for letting me know. Two thoughts: Do you live somewhere particularly humid? These little guys can get a little tricky when there's a lot of moisture in the air. Another possibility, a lot of folks pull the dough off the stove before it's done cooking (you'll know when the bottom and sides of the pan have a hazy film on 'em and the dough comes together into a shiny ball) don't be afraid to keep it on there until it's really coated. I hope this helps! A quick fix if they come out too wet it to just pop them in a 200 - 250˚F oven for a few hours (or start 'em in a 300˚ oven, turn it off and let the gougeres sit in there overnight) to dry them out.

        Cheers!
        - Erin

    10. Mary says

      December 10, 2013 at 4:02 am

      Sounds good. Thanks

    11. Stacey martin says

      December 11, 2013 at 11:04 am

      Does serves 10-12 mean the recipe makes 10-12?

      • Erin Phraner (@erinphraner) says

        December 11, 2013 at 11:34 am

        Hey Stacey,

        I was pretty generous with my rounds and I go about 30 gourgeres. For a cocktail party, I think that's enough for 10 - 12 (since most likely you're serving other snacks, as well) but feel free to double the recipe if you need more.

        Cheers,
        Erin

    12. Ann Rohmeyer says

      December 24, 2013 at 9:14 am

      Made these today- much easier than I thought and they turned out just like the photo. They are great with sweet fruits like grapes.

    13. Martine says

      January 02, 2014 at 4:52 pm

      This was delicious with steak and easy to make! Mine looked more like blue cheese cookies lol, but so good. Thanks for the recipe! Martine

    14. Kelly says

      July 25, 2014 at 12:52 pm

      Tried this today with gruyere cheese, and while they are absolutely delicious and not remotely dry, they never puffed in the slightest. Looking over the recipe I realize that as I was trying to double it, I may have forgotten to double the eggs. So. Good to know they're still completely edible when you forget half the egg! Just not as pretty.

    15. canon says

      December 05, 2014 at 1:46 pm

      Hi, I just wonder how much is '1 stick of butter' since it might vary from countries to countries. Butter here weights 200-250 gram per pack which sounds a bit to much for 1 cup of flour.
      Thanks.

      • Leah Bergman says

        December 05, 2014 at 7:41 pm

        Hi! 1 stick of butter is 1/2 cup or 4oz. Hope that helps!

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