French cuisine is known for its abundance of baked pastries, as rich in calories as it is delicious. A special place in the heart of not only the French, but also the fans of cuisine around the world, occupy air cheese buns - gouges - reminiscent of salt eclairs and prepared according to a similar technology.
French bun with cheese
Gouges, like eclairs, are often baked in the form of small balls, but, depending on the purposes pursued, you can vary the size of the bun at your own discretion, only the fact that the cooking time increases along with the size increases.
Ingredients:
- water 240 ml;
- butter - 115 g;
- flour - 115 g;
- eggs (large) - 4 pcs .;
- hard cheese - 155 g;
- greens of dill (crushed) - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
While the oven reaches a temperature of 190 degrees, place a saucepan with water and pieces of butter on the stove. When the oil cubes completely melt, add water and pour in the flour previously passed through the sieve. Quickly knead the dough, making sure that it does not get lumps, then hold it on the fire for another half-minute and lightly cool it. Constantly whipping the dough with a blender, start to enter into it one egg at a time, until complete blending. After driving all the eggs, pour grated cheese and greens. Divide the dough into equal portions using a spoon for ice cream and place each received ball on a sheet of parchment. Bake French cheese rolls about half an hour, and then serve, in the company of a glass of wine.
French cheese roll with mustard
Taking as a basis the favorite recipe for a custard batter, you can change the taste of French rolls. Want to get spicy buns, ideally suited to Chardonnay, then add the dough with mustard powder and cheese with a pronounced taste, like gruyer.
Ingredients:
- flour - 125 g;
- dry mustard powder - 1 teaspoon;
- milk - 230 ml;
- butter - 120 g;
- eggs (large) - 4 pcs .;
- grated gruyere - 1 item;
- sprig of thyme.
Preparation
Combine the sifted flour with the dry mustard powder. Put a saucepan on the stove with milk and butter, wait for the latter to melt, and then pour in the flour and mix. Remove the base of the dough for French buns from the fire, lightly cool and start driving the eggs, while actively working the mass with a whisk. Add the finished dough with grated cheese and thyme leaves. Lay off the future buns on a sheet of parchment with a syringe, and then put the baking sheet in a preheated oven for 215 degrees for 12 minutes. After a while, lower the temperature to 180 degrees and bake it still 15-17 minutes.
Finished gushers should be served warmly on their own, and you can fill each bun with a salty cream or any other not sweet stuffing, and serve as a canapé.
How to cook French rolls with nuts?
By analogy, you can diversify the dough not only with spices and herbs, but with nuts. In addition to its taste, nuts can give the dish an interesting crunchy texture that will contrast with the soft and melting dough.
Ingredients:
- water - 315 ml;
- butter - 115 g;
- cayenne pepper, ground nutmeg - 1/2 teaspoon each;
- flour - 175 g;
- eggs (large) - 6 pcs .;
- nuts pecans - 3/4 items;
- grated cheese - 3/4 tbsp.
Preparation
Melt the butter in boiling water and add a mixture of spices to the liquids. Put in the flour and mix it quickly, brewing it. Remove the base for the waders from the fire and start one by one to introduce eggs into it, whisking it intensively. Supplement the dough with grated cheese and finely chopped nuts, and then lay it on the parchment with a confectionery bag. Bake buns for about half an hour at 210 degrees.