Description
Savory blue cheese and pancetta gougères are a puff of bold flavor, delicious on their own or as appetizer bites with a meat or greens filling to pair.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup white wine
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut in cubes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup Castello crumbled blue cheese
- 1/2 cup finely chopped crispy pancetta
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- In a large saucepan, add the wine and butter and heat until the butter melts and the mixture begins to simmer.
- In a small bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and pepper together. Pour the flour mixture into the wine mixture and mix until well combined.
- Slowly mix in one egg at a time, fully incorporating each egg before adding the next. It will seem as though the eggs will never full mix in, but I promise it will after enough mixing!
- Fold in the blue cheese and pancetta and mix until well incorporated.
- Fit a piping bag with a large round tip and pipe rounds onto your baking sheet that are about 2 inches wide. Wet a finger with water and use that to smooth out the tops of the dough.
- Bake for about 25 – 30 minutes, or until they are puffed and golden brown.
- Eat as they are, or slice them open and fill with more meat and bitter greens and butter!
- Category: Appetizer