Description
Delicate mini gougères filled with a tangy cream-cheese-dill mousse and silky smoked salmon — an impressive bite-sized canapé.
Ingredients
Choux pastry:
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup flour
- 2 eggs
- pinch salt
Filling:
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp chopped dill
- 4 oz smoked salmon
- black pepper
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 °F. Bring water & butter to boil; stir in flour + salt until smooth.
- Beat in eggs one at a time; pipe 1-inch mounds.
- Bake 18–20 min until puffed & golden. Cool.
- Blend filling ingredients.
- Slice tops, fill buns, replace lids.
Notes
- Can be made ahead and filled just before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bun
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
