Wednesday, 7 November 2007

CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE

It is a delicious dessert. It is really easy to make and you obtain a faboulous,mouth-watering, home -made dessert.
Ingredients
1/3 cup sugar plus additional for sprinkling
5 oz bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped
3 large egg yolks at room temperature
6 large egg whites.
Method
Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously butter souffle dish and sprinkle with sugar. Melt chocolate in a metal bowl.Set over a saucepan of simmering water. Remove the bowl from heat and stir in yolks . Beat the eggs whites with a pinch of salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until they just hold soft peaks. Add 1/3 cup sugar, a little at a time, continuing to beat at medium speed, then beat at high speed until whites just hold stiff peaks. Stir about 1 cup whites into chocolate mixture to lighten, then add mixture to remaining whites, folding gently but thoroughly. Spoon into souffle dish and run the end of your thumb around inside edge of soufflé dish . Bake in middle of oven 24 to 26 minutes. Serve immediately.

1 comment:

Rashers said...

I give it a try and I'll let you know if it turned out well.