Gougeres French Cheese Puffs

• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 1 cup water, plus
• 1/2 teaspoon water, divided
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup grated gruyere cheese
• 5 large eggs, at room temperature (very important)

1. Preheat oven to 425.
2. Add butter, salt, pepper and nutmeg to 1 cup water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
3. When butter melts, reduce the heat to low.
4. Add flour to saucepan all at once and beat with a wooden spoon over low heat for about a minute until mixture pulls away from sides of the pan.
5. Remove pan from heat.
6. Add cheese to pan and beat with wooden spoon until thoroughly mixed.
7. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating each into the batter until well mixed before adding the next.
8. Continue beating mixture until it is smooth, shiny and firm.
9. Drop batter in small spoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
10. Beat remaining egg with 1/2 tbsp water, then brush tops of uncooked gougeres with egg wash.
11. Bake in upper third of the over for 15-20 minutes or until golden and doubled in size.
12. Remove from oven serve hot or can be served at room temperature.

butter, salt, fresh ground black pepper, ground nutmeg, water, water, flour, gruyere cheese, eggs

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gougeres-french-cheese-puffs-59609 (may not work)