Cheese Puffs | Appetizers & Snacks | Babble Eats
Say bonjour to your new favorite cheesy treat! These French cheese puffs (or “gougères” to the gourmet) are light and flaky, deliciously savory, and surprisingly easy to make. Mix together a few simple ingredients - butter, flour, eggs, water, and Gruyere cheese - and then use our freezer bag hack to pipe them onto a baking tray just like a true pastry chef. Voila! You have a quick and easy party appetizer that’s sure to impress. Babble Eats is a new instructional series that shows busy parents how to make quick, fun, and easy dishes: new twists on old classics, fun presentation ideas, kitchen hacks that save time or take things up a notch, and remixes that give new life to familiar ingredients. French Cheese Puffs Makes: 18 Ingredients 1 cup water 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup all-purpose flour 4 large eggs 1 1/2 cups Gruyère cheese, coarsely grated Directions Preheat oven to 375 F. In a saucepan, bring water to a boil with butter and salt over high heat. Reduce heat, add flour and beat with a wooden spoon until mixture pulls away from the side of the pan. Transfer to a mixing bowl and beat 4 eggs, one at a time, with an electric mixer. Stir in Gruyère cheese. Transfer mixture to a freezer bag, cut a hole in the corner, and pipe onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet (each should be the size of a small cookie). Bake for 20-25 minutes.