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Gougere Ghosts
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50 calories/serving

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Shelley Wiseman

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    • These gougère ghosts (or "ghoul-gères") are so light and airy they might just float off the table.

    Ingredients

    Makes: gougeres

      • 1 cup water
      • 1 stick unsalted butter, cut up (1/2 cup butter = 1 stick)
      • 1/2 teaspoon salt
      • 1 cup all-purpose flour
      • 4 large eggs
      • 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese (4 oz)
      • black sesame seeds (for eyes)

    Directions

    Preheat oven to 400 F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.

    In a heavy saucepan bring water, butter, and salt to a boil, stirring to help melt butter. Add flour all at once and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until mixture forms a dough. Continue beating over medium-low heat until dough is smooth and pulls away from sides and bottom of pan, about 2 minutes.

    Remove pan from heat and let cool 2 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time with the wooden spoon or an electric mixer, beating after each addition until batter is smooth again. Beat in the grated cheese.

    Transfer dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tube. Pipe "ghosts" onto lined baking sheet so that they are about 1-inch wide at base and 3 inches long, tapering to a point at top (they will be about 1/2-inch thick).

    Press two black sesame seed eyes onto each ghost and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching positions halfway through, until golden and crisp, about 25 minutes.

    Nutrition Facts

    Per Single Serving / Serves 40 Total
    Calories 50Calories from fat 27
    Total Fat 3gm5%Saturated Fat 2gm10%
    Cholesterol 30mg10%Sodium 46mg2%
    Total Carbohydrates 2gm1%Fiber 0gm0%
    Sugars 0gmProtein1gm
    Vitamin A2% Calcium3%
    Iron1%

    Nutrition Facts provided by: Shelley Wiseman

    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

    ** Nutrient information is not available.

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    SPC548

    Is the name wrong? Should this be GRUYERE GHOSTS?

    September 17 2011 at 12:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    Paige

    Is it an appetizer ? If so, wha sort of dipping sauce or accompaniment is best ?

    October 29 2010 at 3:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    unidol3

    when do you add the cheese?

    October 05 2010 at 6:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    2 replies to unidol3's comment
    mikey

    I know ***************** be added to the ingredients that are melted (water, butter, salt)but before the flour is added.

    October 09 2010 at 3:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    msteintrager

    Hi unidol3, thanks for the catch -- that step was missing and has been corrected. The cheese is added after all of the flour.

    October 22 2010 at 10:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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