Gougères

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2018

Airy, elegant French cheese puffs, known as gougères, deliver toasty flavor within delicately crisp shells. Bonus: Ours are a cinch to make.

SERVES Makes 24 puffs

TIME 1 hour

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Cheesy, crisp, airy, and delicate, gougères are a great choice for entertaining since they can be thrown together quickly before a party or prepared in advance and recrisped. They begin with a traditional choux paste, which we made by cooki...

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