Warm Starters

Parisian Gnocchis
  • For : 8 servings
  • Time : 1 h 30
  • Difficulty :  medium

For this recipe, you need :

  • Cream puff paste:
  • 125 g butter
  • 250 g flour
  • 8 eggs
  • 50 g grated cheese
  • 1/2 litre water
  • salt, pepper, nutmeg
  • for the sauce:
  • 70 g butter
  • 70 g flour
  • 1 litre milk
  • for decoration:
  • 100 g grated cheese
  • 50 g butter

Technical Stages :

  • Prepare the cremer puff paste.
  • Combine the grated cheese with the dough. Blend well. Keep aside.
  • Prepare a white roux with the flour and butter in order to make a bechamel sauce.
  • Pour the boiling milk on the cold white roux and whisk thoroughly over medium heat until boiling resumes. Add salt, pepper, and a bit of grated nutmeg.
  • Cook the sauce for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent it from sticking to the pot. Season again if needed.
  • Fill up a pastry bag equiped with a plain tube (#14 or 16) with the cream puff paste. Drop little 2 cm-large (0,79 inch) knobs in simmering water. You can use a short knife. When cooked, transfer in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process.
  • Drain.
  • Coat the bottom of a gratin or clay dish - or even individual baking dishes - with bechamel. Spread a layer of gnocchis, coat again with bechamel and cover with grated cheese and knobs of butter.
  • Bake in a warm oven (150°C or 302°F) for 15 minutes.
  • When the top is crusty, serve immediately.
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