On 01/15/2011 04:31 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> I haven't had these since I was a kid& my wife wants them for
> tomorrow's desert.
>
> It would make life easier if I could bake them today- cool- and store
> in a sealed container. [more time today- and if I screw them up I can
> try again]
>
> Will this hurt them? Should I do them tomorrow morning instead?

You should bake them shortly before you plan to serve them, I think.
What I would do is make them, spoon them onto your parchment-lined
cookie sheet, then freeze. They bake really well from frozen. (See the
notes on the gougeres recipe in this PDF from Dorie Greenspan's Around
My French Table:
http://www.frenchfridayswithdorie.co...cipePacket.pdf

>
> Plan is to fill them with custard just before serving- and have David
> Lebovitz's hot fudge and candied almonds on the table.

Lovely!

Serene
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