Gougères (Cheese Puffs)

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 0.5 cup butter 
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard 
• 5  eggs 
• 1 cup flour 
• 1 cup gruyère cheese grated
• 0.5 cup parmesan cheese grated

Equipment

• frying pan
• baking sheet
• sauce pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 42
2. Heat butter and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture comes to a simmer.
3. Turn heat to low, add flour, and stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball that pulls away from pan sides, about 1 minute.
4. Remove pan from heat.
5. Add eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously after each. Dough will separate after each addition; keep stirring until it forms a smooth paste.
6. Stir in gruyre cheese, parmesan cheese, Dijon mustard, and freshly ground black pepper.
7. Drop mixture in heaping tablespoonfuls onto 2 buttered baking sheets.
8. Bake until puffed and brown, about 30 minutes.
9. Cut slits in sides of puffs, return to oven, and lower heat to 35
10. Bake 10 minutes.