French cheese puffs made with Gruyere — like savory cream puffs, served warm with wine.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 stick (4 oz) unsalted butter, cut into Tbsp size
  • Large pinch of course salt
  • 1 cup of all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 1/2 oz shredded Gruyere cheese, plus more for sprinkling
  • freshly ground pepper
  • freshly ground nutmeg

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  3. In a medium saucepan, combine the water, milk, butter and salt and bring to a boil.
  4. Add the flour and stir it in with a wooden spoon until a smooth dough forms; stir over low heat until it dries out and pulls away from the pan, about 2 min.
  5. Scrape the dough into a bowl; let cool for 1 min.
  6. Beat the eggs into dough, 1 at a time, beating thoroughly between each one (you can beat with a mixer on low).
  7. Add the cheese and a pinch each of pepper and nutmeg.
  8. Transfer the dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2" round tip and pipe tablespoon-size mounds onto the baking sheets, 2 inches apart (or drop by tablespoon mounds unto cookie sheet).
  9. Brush tops with milk and sprinkle with cheese and bake for 22 min, or until puffed and golden brown.
  10. Serve hot, or let cool and refrigerate or freeze.
  11. Reheat in a 350 degree oven until piping hot.

Notes

  • Almost like cream puffs.
  • Can also use Asiago cheese instead of Gruyere.