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Vermont Foodbank's Gougere (Cheese Pastry)

Recipe courtesy Jim Worcester of the Vermont Foodbank.

1 cup water                                            
1 stick butter [8 tbs.]                                    
1cup flour                                  
5 eggs                                                
3 cups cheddar cheese                                        
Salt and pepper                                            
2 scallions, chopped                                            

Place water and butter in a saucepan and heat until butter melts. Fold in flour all at once and stir with a wooden spoon until it is gathered into a ball. 

Beat 4 eggs one at a time into flour paste. Fold 2 cups cheese into flour mix along with scallions, salt, and pepper.

Place batter in an 8 inch glass pie plate. Beat remaining egg and brush dough with it. Sprinkle remaining cheese over all.

Bake in a 375 degree preheated oven for 45 minutes until puffed up and golden.   
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