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Pate a choux with cheese (Gougere)
1 cup cold water
1/4 lb butter
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
4 eggs
1 cup diced Gruyere cheese
1 beaten egg
slices of Gruyere cheese
Bring water, butter,sugar
and salt to boil. Remove from heat and add flour all at once. Over heat, stir 20 seconds until it forms a single
glossy mass. Off heat, add eggs one at at
time, beating well for each egg. Add cheese. Arrange pastry in
an 8" circle on a buttered and floured baking sheet. Brush with
egg. Cover with cheese slices. Bake in preheated 425oF oven for
25 minutes. Serves 6.
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