Gougères

These savory French cheese puffs from Burgundy make a quick and easy hors d’oeuvre, excellent with, of course, red wine. Traditionally, the dough is piped into a large ring shape, but individual gougères are more common and, perhaps, more practical. The addition of cheese greatly affects the ability of the paste to puff, so do not expect that these will increase in volume to the extent of profiteroles piped the same size. If you must substitute another cheese for either of the two listed in