600914 Tue Mar 03 17:24:35 -0800 2009 13 31 Home Cooking 0 4470951 Can I make good gougeres with comte cheese? I have it onhand? Tue Mar 03 17:24:35 -0800 2009 73860 jules127 1 4470964 Absolutely! Just substitute for parm in your normal recipe. Tue Mar 03 17:30:03 -0800 2009 4470951 155034 alwayscooking 1 4470973 I don't see why not. If it's not particularly sharp, you might want to add in a little parmesan, if you have it, and I think that a dash of cayenne or nutmeg is also nice. Tue Mar 03 17:32:58 -0800 2009 4470951 10985 MMRuth 1 4471003 Don't most recipes specify Gruyère? Comte is essentially a French Gruyère, especially now that Gruyère is a Swiss AOC (since 2001 according the the Wiki Gruyère article). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comte_cheese Full name: Gruyère de Comté Tue Mar 03 17:47:49 -0800 2009 4470951 12139 paulj 2 4471825 Yes, I usually use gruyere. Wed Mar 04 03:57:08 -0800 2009 4471003 10985 MMRuth 1 4471462 Actually I don't think you can make good gougeres without using Comte. Tue Mar 03 20:49:57 -0800 2009 4470951 10039 Melanie Wong 2 4471989 This is where I am confused. I haven't used a lot of it. I just bought a large amount to make macaroni and cheese (along with sharp cheddar). It seemed to have a different texture when melted. Although I used a different brand of cheddar this time as well. It could be either or both that contributed to the difference! Wed Mar 04 05:54:34 -0800 2009 4471462 73860 jules127 1 4488731 I made gougeres today using an old Saveur mag recipe. Half were baked on a sil mat and half on parchment paper. The ones baked on parchment turned out perfectly puffed with a nice light and airy texture. The ones on the silmat fell slightly after I removed them from the oven and they were heavier than the others. Anyone know why? Mon Mar 09 16:05:53 -0700 2009 4470951 71241 lynnlato 2 4488889 The Smug Chef answer is it's an old recipe and prefers you use old stuff ;-) I suspect the real reason is that the SilPat does not transfer heat as readily as the parchment, nor disperse moisture so well. In fact, I have yet to find any procedure for which these things are superior to parchment, and frankly the only reason I still have it is that we haven't had our yard sale yet. BTW, Comté is in fact THE correct cheese for making gougeres (being old-fashioned again!). Mon Mar 09 16:48:32 -0700 2009 4488731 11478 Will Owen 3 4490285 Ha! Well, I've learned my lesson. I will only use parchment paper in the future. And here I thought since my exopat was "made in France" it would compliment the gougeres perfectly (jk). Tue Mar 10 06:28:17 -0700 2009 4488889 71241 lynnlato 4 4492728 They probably sell a blue million to French women who shop the trendy cookware stores (and I was surprised how many there were, even 18 years ago!), while their elders (and perhaps their cooks) keep the parchment makers in business. I wasn't kidding about this being an old recipe, though probably not more than 300 years or so. From Burgundy, as you'd expect, since it's the best possible snack to have with a good racy red. Nor was I kidding about old-fashioned cooking tools; I wouldn't use anything but a wooden spoon to beat the eggs in and the pâte to a high gloss, and then to stir the cheese in afterwards. It's just magic. Tue Mar 10 17:48:38 -0700 2009 4490285 11478 Will Owen 5 4493681 Well then, you'll be happy to know that all I used was a wooden spoon to beat in the eggs. And, of course, I had them w/ a glass of red wine. I'm a big fan of keeping it simple in the kitchen - in terms of equipment. The mat was a gift from my husband and I was running low on parchment paper. Do you brush them with an egg wash before baking? I prefer it as they come out with a lovely glisten. Wed Mar 11 06:11:56 -0700 2009 4492728 71241 lynnlato 6 4495412 Twitch his own, I always say. I'm not a glaze kind of guy, though if I separated one or two of the eggs to make the pâte richer I might have to do that just so's not to let the whites go to waste! Funny - my mat was a gift from Mrs. O. She does not take my dislike of it personally, though - she uses it sometimes when she's doing crafts projects with FIMO or similar materials. That's one thing it's really good for. Wed Mar 11 14:09:51 -0700 2009 4493681 11478 Will Owen 1 4488897 yep. Mon Mar 09 16:50:52 -0700 2009 4470951 74905 jaykayen