Everyone knows that France is the birthplace of Burgundy wine, a variety of varieties of cheese and freshly baked bread. In this article we will talk about the famous buns with melted cheese inside, which are called gujeré. You can find the recipe for their preparation further. Enjoy reading!
A bit of history
In France, the most beloved pastry is considered to be gugera. The recipe for such buns was invented in the eastern part of the country, which was called Burgundy. In the Middle Ages they did not have any special name. Only at the beginning of the XVII century they were nicknamed "French Guzher", and the recipe soon spread throughout Europe.
In 1533, her future Queen Catherine de Medici came to France. Once the court chef wanted to surprise with something refined and tasty the royal lady. Panterelli came up with a new way of making custard dough for baking. The Burgundian people liked this recipe so much that they decided to bring a little of their own into it and began to bake hearty buns with cream cheese. This appetizer went well with a variety of varieties of red and white wine. They liked the people so much that they even thought up a holiday in honor of French buns of gujeres. You can find out their recipe below.
List of ingredients
Traditional gujers contain the famous cream cheese guer. However, you can use any available to you. The main thing is that the cheese should have a delicate structure. For a gujeré recipe, you need to purchase these products:
- oil - 150 grams;
- sifted wheat flour - 250 grams;
- milk fat content from 3% - 150 ml;
- warm water - 300 ml;
- processed or cream cheese - 150 grams;
- chicken eggs - 5 pieces;
- fine salt to taste;
- a little black pepper;
- grated nutmeg.
Everything is ready? You can proceed. Next will be provided a method of preparing French custard gouge. The recipe does not require much time and effort. Feel free to enjoy the cooking process! The result will please you.
French buns gougeres: recipe
Googers are made from choux pastry and soft cream cheese. They can be served with various soups, meat, fish, wine. We provide you a recipe for gujeré buns:
- First of all, you need to rub the melted cheese on a coarse grater.
- Pour water into a deep container. Butter should be thrown into it. The mixture must be sent to the stove on a small fire.
- Then a pinch of ground pepper, a little nutmeg should be added to the water. Salt to taste.
- When the butter has completely dissolved, remove the water from the heat. Immediately you need to pour out all the sifted flour and mix well.
- The mass must be put on a small fire, while constantly stirring the dough with a spoon. It should turn out stretching and thick.
- The dough should be sent to the mixer and knead well at medium speed, adding four chicken eggs (in turn).
- Then you should cover the choux pastry with cling film and wrap with a terry towel, leaving it to come up for two hours.
- At this time, you can prepare a baking sheet. It is necessary to line parchment paper on it and carefully grease it with butter.
- Now you can take a little ready-made dough and form a neat ball.
- Such a process must be done with the remaining test. All balls should be anointed with an egg in order to form a golden crust.
- French buns should be sent to a preheated oven and baked for 25 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Ready-made pastries can be sprinkled with fresh herbs: onions, parsley and dill. And also serve with thick sour cream or garlic sauce. Excellent with them will be tomato juice. Googers will clearly please your near and dear ones with their creamy taste.
Stuffed boogers
Cheese French buns can be varied with various fillings. We will provide you with two very tasty and mouth-watering options.
Ingredients for Choux pastry:
- sifted flour - 200 grams;
- potato or corn starch - 20 grams;
- warm water - 300 ml;
- three eggs;
- oil - 100 grams;
- hard cheese - 150 grams;
- salt, pepper to taste;
- fat sour cream - 50 grams.
The first version of the filling:
- any cheese (for example, parmesan) - 200 grams;
- fresh cucumber;
- a couple of heads of garlic;
- homemade mayonnaise - 80-100 grams.
Second:
- any red fish (trout, salmon, salmon) - 150 grams;
- cream cheese - 100 grams.
Cooking dough
You can also bake French buns with potatoes and chicken or mushrooms. Detailed recipe:
- First you need to mix wheat flour with corn starch.
- Then grate hard cheese on a medium grater.
- Pour water into the flour and throw the butter cut into pieces. The mass must be put on fire and brought to a boil.
- Remove the dough from the stove and cool, and then beat the eggs into it.
- The last step is to pour the grated cheese. All must be thoroughly mixed.
- Grease a baking sheet with butter. Then you need to make neat buns and send them to bake for half an hour at a temperature of 170 degrees.
Filling
At this time, you need to prepare the filling for French pastries.
Option 1:
- First of all, you need to wash a fresh cucumber. Then you need to grate it and Parmesan cheese on a fine grater.
- Mayonnaise should be added to this mass.
- Finely chop a couple of heads of garlic and pour it to the filling. The mixture must be thoroughly mixed.
Option 2:
- Lightly salted fish must be washed under water and cleaned of small stones. Then it should be cut into small pieces.
- Then add cream cheese to the fish and mix.
It remains only to cut the finished buns in half and add the filling there. Gouger with cheese is best served as an appetizer.
Tips
Chefs share several recommendations on how to make a delicious custard dough:
- Wheat flour is better to pour immediately into the hot melted butter. You also need to constantly stir the dough so that lumps do not form.
- The best time to cook such a dough is two minutes.
- Chicken eggs should only be added to the chilled mass. It should be done in stages - each subsequent egg is added only after the previous one is completely mixed with the dough.
- It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the correct dough should not be liquid, but not too dense.
- Before cooking French buns, you must definitely preheat the oven.