I am, as usual, doing four things at once. I decided to re-test a savory gougeres recipe, in anticipation of Thanksgiving Day appetizers, clean the house, paint the trim - no, wait. Maybe I should paint the walls first. Actually, I wonder what the floor would look like a different color.
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Yesterday I wandered around the Benj. Moore displays, which seem to multiply every time I visit. I am quite sure that particular paint company hires poets and painters to name their colors - and these are just the soft grays! Sleigh bells, Winter solstice, Bear creek, Timber wolf, Temptation, French beret, Smoke embers, and my favorite, Going to the chapel. I'm sticking with London Fog for now, but one never knows.
Oh, you want to know about the gougeres?
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Tiny, soft puffs sprinkled with finely minced scallions and parsley, with the zest of a lemon and several scrapings of nutmeg and pepper, with just a hint of parmesan. Mmmmm, perfect for my very late breakfast. I've been told you can freeze the formed but unbaked gougeres, so I'm testing a batch in the freezer , but in the meantime I think these tasty little bites will make a very nice addition to the pre-Thanksgiving nibbles.
To make about two dozen puffs:
Preheat oven to 400F.
Fit two baking sheets with foil or parchment.
6 T. unsalted butter
1 t. kosher salt
pinch of cayenne pepper
several scrapings of nutmeg
several grindings of fresh black pepper
3/4 cup King Arthur all purpose flour
3 extra large eggs
zest of one lemon
4 scallions, finely chopped
3T. minced parsley
2 T. parmesan cheese, grated
Bring one cup of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the butter, salt, peppers, nutmeg. Once the butter has melted, take the pan off the heat and stir in the flour with a whisk. Stir rapidly until it forms a ball, then return to medium heat, stirring another minute or so.
Add the eggs one at a time to the dough, then parmesan, parsley and scallions, and the lemon zest. Scrape mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip, and pipe one little circle of dough, then another on top of the first circle, pulling up gently to make a little swirl on top.
Place gougeres in the hot oven, and bake for about 21 minutes, or until gently browned.
Continue with the second sheet.
Let cool a few minutes, then remove to a cooling rack with a spatula.
Enjoy your day!
8 comments:
Oh those look good, Kat! I love using gougeres for appetizers and desserts. I've also had great success baking them ahead and freezing them.
They do look so yummy..And I love BM paints:)You are busy!
Donna - I would SO love to serve profiteroles with ginger ice cream and super duper chocolate sauce, but alas, Izzie is forbidden gluten and dairy...Thanks, and glad you enjoyed! I love the aftertaste of the parsley, lemon zest, scallions and cayenne. Nutmeg was very subtle.
Nana! How good to see you ♥
I'm afraid I've eaten all the gougeres, except the ones in the freezer, but they were delicious. Suddenly realizing Thanksgiving is a little over two weeks away has sprung me into action!
i'm pretty sure I picked a paint color for a spare bedroom based (almost) solely on the name "Nantucket Fog" (Benj. Moore). It's really pretty though - lots of white window trim.
Those gougeres look delicious - I've never made them, but I'm tempted to give them a try.
Two peas in a pod, Barb:) I'm still trying to figure out how they came up with a COLOR called "going to the chapel" ! I bet if I'd seen Nantucket Fog I'd have gone for that.
Gougeres were wonderful, but I think I'll add a little more flour next time - I mixed in over a cup of parsley and scallions and lemon zest, which made the dough a little moist. But, oh so good anyway!
Katrina, these really look wonderful. I can't wait to make them. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary
Hey, Mary: I was just looking at your cheese straws post - and here you are! Thanks so much, and delighted you enjoyed!
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