Okay, so here it is — post number one of French Fridays with Dorie. The recipe: Gougeres. The cookbook: Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan. Go!

To start, here are a few notes from my Gougeres-making experience:

1. Cheese + butter + flour + eggs + heat = delicious!
2. Don’t set the speed of your stand mixer too high, or you could end up with dough on the floor…not that I would know of course…la la la la la.
3. Remember to turn the oven down, or your gougeres will be a little darker on top (but still delicious)!
4. Freeze some for later!
5. I want to try making these with Manchego next.
6. Using a small ice cream scoop (a tiny bit bigger than a tablespoon) was a great help!

The main ingredients.

Making the Pâte à choux.

Mixing the dough & eggs in the stand mixer. I actually lost about a half dollar sized dollop when it flew out of my mixer and landed on the floor. oops.

Cheese added!

Scooped out. I’ve sprinkled some smoked paprika on top of a few.

Out of the oven!

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