Gougère Bourguignonne (Cheesy Bread-Pastry From Burgundy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

50 g piece gruyere
150 g grated gruyere
75 g butter, plus a bit more for the pan
120 g flour
3 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Pour 200 ml of water in a saucepan with the salt and butter cut in pieces.
When butter is melted, remove pan from heat, add flour all at once, mix well and put the pan back on the heat.
Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the dough pulls away from sides of the pan.
Remove from heat and add the eggs one at a time, mixing well between each. Then add the grated cheese.
Preheat the oven to 200 \u00b0 Celsius.
Butter a pie pan and spread dough in the shape of a crown.
Cut the cheese into cubes and place them on the dough.
Bake for 45 min, lowering the oven 160 \u00b0 C halfway through cooking.
Remove the gougere from oven and let cool before serving.