Gruyere Bread Ring

Gruyere Bread Ring is a classic, light French pastry mellowed by the sweet, nutty flavor of Gruyere cheese.

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup Gold Medal all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Gruyere cheese

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 2 cookie sheets.
2. Heat milk and butter to rolling boil in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat.
3. Beat in eggs all at once; continue beating until smooth.
4. Fold in 2/3 cup of the cheese.
5. Divide dough in half. Drop dough by tablespoonsful onto cookie sheet to form two 4 inch rings; smooth with spatula.
6. Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup cheese.
7. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until puffed and golden.

Notes

Gruyere is a moderate-fat cow's milk cheese. It has a pale yellow interior with well-spaced medium size holes. Avoid Gruyere wedges that have a very large number of irregularly shaped or excessively small holes because it may be a sign of poor quality.

Variation: To make one large ring, drop the dough by tablespoonsful into an 8 inch ring, and bake for 50 to 60 minutes.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 170 (Calories from Fat 110); Total Fat 12g (Saturated Fat 7g); Cholesterol 100mg; Sodium 105mg; Total Carbohydrate 9g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 6g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 12%; Iron 4%

Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker