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The inside of a gougère. A gougère (French:), in French cuisine, is a baked savory choux pastry made of choux dough mixed with cheese.There are many variants. The cheese is commonly grated Gruyère, Comté, or Emmentaler, [1] [2] but there are many variants using other cheeses or other ingredients.
The full term is commonly said to be a corruption of French pâte à chaud (lit. ' hot pastry/dough ').The term "choux" has two meanings in the early literature. One is a kind of cheese puff, first documented in the 13th century; the other corresponds to the modern choux pastry and is documented in English, German, and French cookbooks in the 16th century.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium saucepan, heat 1/2 cup of water, butter, milk, and salt over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil ...
Pastry refers to a variety of doughs (often enriched with fat or eggs), as well as the sweet and savoury baked goods made from them. [1] [2] [3] These goods are often called pastries as a synecdoche, and the dough may be accordingly called pastry dough for clarity. [4]
1. Preheat the oven to 425° and position racks in the upper and middle thirds. Lightly butter 2 large baking sheets. In a large saucepan, combine the butter, water and salt and bring to a boil.
A profiterole (French: [pʁɔfitʁɔl]), chou à la crème (French: [ʃu a la kʁɛm]), also known alternatively as a cream puff (US), is a filled French choux pastry ball with a typically sweet and moist filling of whipped cream, custard, pastry cream, or ice cream.
The invention of the croquembouche is often attributed to Antonin Carême, [4] who includes it in his 1815 cookbook Le Pâtissier royal parisien, but it is mentioned as early as 1806, in André Viard's culinary encyclopedia Le Cuisinier Impérial, and Antoine Beauvilliers' 1815 L'Art du Cuisinier.
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