Giant Cheddar Gougères

These are really, really big gougères, which are slightly over the top in the most festive way. Gougères are French, of course, but these airy cheese puff pastries start to seem pretty British if you load them with great handfuls of very sharp Cheddar. If you can get your hands on some Neal’s Yard Montgomery’s Cheddar, lucky you! But if you can’t, seek out an aged white Cheddar and bake away. They’re good with a dirty martini or a glass of Champagne.