Miniature Gougeres

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   In a heavy saucepan bring water to a boil with butter and salt over high heat and reduce heat to moderate.

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   Add flour all at once and beat with a wooden spoon until mixture pulls away from side of pan.

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   Transfer mixture to a bowl and with an electric mixer on high speed beat in 4 eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

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   Batter should be stiff enough to just hold soft peaks and fall softly from a spoon.

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   If batter is too stiff, in a small bowl beat remaining egg lightly and add to batter, a little at a time, beating on high speed, until batter is desired consistency.

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   Preheat oven to 375F.

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   Lightly grease 2 baking sheets or line with parchment paper.

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   In a small heavy skillet dry-roast seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet, until fragrant and slightly darker, being careful not to burn them, 3 or 4 minutes.

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   Transfer seeds to a small bowl and cool.

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    With a mortar and pestle or in an electric coffee/spice grinder grind seeds coarse.

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    Stir Gruyere and 1 teaspoon ground seeds into pate a chou and arrange level tablespoons about 1 inch apart on baking sheets.

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    Sprinkle tops of gougeres with remaining ground seeds and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching positions of sheets halfway through baking, 30 minutes, or until puffed, golden and crisp.

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    Gougeres keep, chilled in sealable plastic bags, 2 days or frozen 1 week.

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    Reheat gougeres, uncovered, in a preheated 350F.

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    oven 10 minutes if chilled or 15 minutes if unthawed frozen.

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    Serve gougeres warm.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.