Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4-pound (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch nutmeg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 extra-large eggs
- 1/2 cup grated Gruyere, plus extra for sprinkling
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water, for egg wash
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a saucepan, heat the milk, butter, salt, pepper, and nutmeg over medium heat, until scalded. Add the flour all at once and beat it vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes together. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat for 2 minutes. The flour will begin to coat the bottom of the pan. Dump the hot mixture into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Immediately add the eggs, Gruyere, and Parmesan and pulse until the eggs are incorporated and the dough is smooth and thick.
Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large plain round tip. Pipe in mounds 1 1/4 inches wide and 3/4-inch high onto the baking sheets. With a wet finger, lightly press down the swirl at the top of each puff. (You can also use 2 spoons to scoop out the mixture and shape the puffs with damp fingers.) Brush the top of each puff lightly with egg wash and sprinkle with a pinch of Gruyere. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown outside but still soft inside.
















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By mc.anne22
on June 02, 2013
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Sadly mine fell flat too. Will try again and see what happens. Wonder if it was the fan oven.
By csgovern_2502054
Los Angeles, CA
on February 17, 2013
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EPIC fail. I have made cheese puffs a plenty, with fabulous results, but these were not them. Flat and doughy. I am sad. They taste fine, and will be perfectly fine cheese biscuit like thingies, but I will go back to my Epicurious recipe in future.
By zackle_10123246
marshfield, MA
on June 09, 2012
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Loved them as is but loved them even more with a mixture of grueyere and extra sharp cheddar. Had to make appetizer for fundraiser coctail party and these were gone before I could get coctail napkins on the table. will make them again and maybe add some diced ham as I always have extra ham hanging around with no ideas to use it up
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