Gougère au Jambon

The traditional gougère is made as a single large ring, although you could also make it as a number of little choux pastry puffs. Either way, gougère is simple to make, and works wonderfully with a simple green salad or as an apéritif with a glass of wine or floe. For simplicity’s sake, I have made this gougère in an ovenproof dish that roughly shapes the choux pastry and makes a wonderfully easy and tasty supper dish.