Gougeres :

Gougeres

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I love making pate a choux or puff paste.  Not only is making pate a choux a great skill to have in your cooking repertoire, it is fun to make.  The process of transforming water, buttter, flour and seasonings--a very thick bechamel[...]

Gougères

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?And so begins my Elizabeth Taylor marathon.  As I write this post, I skillfully positioned my instant streaming Netflix window in the lower corner of my Macbook as to watch Ms. Taylor in "Cleopatra."  Some might say, "no no, start[...]

Gougères

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Gougères... how can I describe these? To the eye, they appear to be some kind of dinner roll, but once they are torn into, that resemblance disappears. The inside of a gougère (pronounced goo-jhair ) is impossibly airy and light, yet[...]

Gougères~

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A dear friend sent me the fabulous new cookbook from Dorie Greenspan: Around My French Table. I was delighted to join a group of bloggers to cook along with them from this cookbook and post about it each Friday. Our first[...]

gougères...

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or savory choux pastries... This recipe is a combination of Pierre Herme's pate a choux and Tartine's gougere. Both recipes are similar, just the baking technique is different. Whenever I visit Tartine, gougere is one[...]

Basic Gougeres

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Work has been super stressful lately and I?ve been trying to find good outlets for my stress.  Dan and I have started taking daily walks together and I?ve been baking.  I love baking.  I love taking a few random ingredients that, by[...]

FFwD: Gougères

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And as some of you may know by now, Dorie Greenspan had published another book called Around my French Table . And a cook-a-long group soon follow.  And because you guys know that I’m crazy, I joined up.  To be[...]

Italian Gougères

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Traditionally of French cuisine, Gougères are tasty little puffs that can be served as a side dish or appetizer.  They are made using choux pastry dough and usually have Gruyere cheese in them.  However, last night when I was making[...]

Pigu (Italian Gougeres)

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It wasn’t until I broke one of these open for the purpose of my photographs that I realized what the perfect description for them is: Italian Gougères. Well, maybe a cross between an Italian Gougère and a baked ravioli (minus the[...]

Puffy cumin gougères!

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Note: French version is on my other blog: La cuisine de Babeth Rare cancer awareness : don't forget to check: Help beat sarcoma Have you ever read French cheese puffs , aka gougères , recipes ?[...]