Havarti Cheese Puffs Recipe (Gougères) (2024)

FAQs

Why don t my gougères puff up? ›

The secret to gougères' puff is the addition of eggs, but here's the thing — too many eggs and the dough will be too wet to properly puff. Whats more, the number of eggs your dough will need varies depending on the flour you use, how long you cooked the paste, and the weather (seriously!

Havarti is a table cheese that is suitable for slicing, grilling, or melting. When left at room temperature the cheese tends to soften quickly so it is great on a cheeseboard alongside hard cheeses. It is delicious melted into pasta dishes including macaroni cheese or incorporated into a grilled cheese sandwich.

The baked gougères can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days or, wrapped tightly in plastic and kept in an airtight container, they can be frozen for up to 1 month. To refresh refrigerated or frozen gougères, transfer to a baking sheet and reheat in a 350°F (175°C) oven until crisp, about 5 minutes.

The tiny openings in havarti are the product of microbial metabolism – the carbon dioxide gas released by the bacteria in the cheese which gives havarti its flavor. As the cheese ages, it hardens around the bubbles of carbon dioxide, resulting in small openings that are visible when the cheese is cut or sliced.

If you've used too many eggs in your pastry dough, water in the egg yolk will start to separate from the yolk. Once the pastry is baking in the oven, this water then evaporates, causing the structure of the pastry to tighten up and shrink. The dough is too thick to pipe.

Havarti pairs well with beer, wine, savory and sweet dishes. Put this cheese on your next charcuterie board and we guarantee it will be the first cheese you are having to replenish. Havarti does not stop at being the workhorse on the charcuterie board; it also melts like a dream.

Havarti has a buttery and gentle creamy taste, is semi-soft and has a mellow aroma. It adds the perfect touch to a wide variety of foods, especially when melted to sublime perfection in a grilled cheese sandwich. Gouda has a rich, buttery and slightly sweet flavor and a smooth, creamy texture.

There are two types of Havarti: the original (made with whole pasteurized cow's milk), and flødehavarti (“cream Havarti”), which has cream added to bring the butterfat up to what the French would call a “double crème” (think Brie).

A gougère (French: [ɡuʒɛʁ]), in French cuisine, is a baked savory choux pastry made of choux dough mixed with cheese.

For make-ahead gougères, pipe the raw dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze until solid. It is incredible easy, and the gougères freeze well for about 2 months.

What is another name for havarti? ›

Havarti was previously called "Danish Tilsiter" after the German cheese type tilsiter. Danish production began in 1921. In 1952, the cheese was named Havarti, after Havartigården near Holte, where the Danish cheese pioneer Hanne Nielsen worked in the 19th century.

They're most likely calcium lactate crystals, also known as “cheese crystals.” They are completely safe to eat, and usually signify that a cheese is flavorful and well-aged. Calcium lactate crystals form naturally during the aging process and are most commonly found in aged cheddars, including Smoked Medium Cheddar.

Being a semi-hard cheese, it has a springy texture with subtle sweet and acidic notes. Lusciously smooth, Havarti is balanced and mild enough to suit all palates, with the piquant flavors harmonizing perfectly with salads, sandwiches as well as on its own.

Temperature is a key factor in baking up puff pasty that actually puffs. Set the oven dial too low, and the pastry is likely to fall flat. Follow this tip: As a rule of thumb, a higher oven temperature (400°F is ideal) results in puff pastry with a higher rise.

Choux pastries (i.e. cream puffs, eclairs, etc.) won't rise if the oven temperature is too low. For the pastries to rise properly, the temperature needs to be really high at first so that the steam builds up inside of the dough and causes them to rise and hollow out.

If the puffs collapse it means there was too much moisture in them. So either you did not dry the dough enough, or they were not cooked enough. To avoid this I recommend drying the dough really well (see below) and cracking the door of the oven open when the choux are baked. My cream puffs are soft.

If the gougères are flat after baking them it's most likely because too much liquid was added in relation to the amount of flour. Make sure to weigh the flour and the eggs to ensure you have the right amount of both ingredients.