Non-Collapsible Cheese Souffle

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 ds Nutmeg

3 Egg yolks

2 1/2 tb Butter

1/4 ts Cream of tartar

2 tb Bread crumbs -- dry

1 c Swiss cheese -- Gruyere

Butter

1 c Chopped seafood -- optional

1/2 ts Salt

3 tb Flour

1 ds Salt

1 ds Pepper

6 Egg whites

3/4 c Milk -- scalded


Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Set pan of water in oven. Prepare an 8 cup souffle dish (4" to 5" high). Butter dish and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs. Cook 2 1/2 tablespoons butter and 3 tablespoons flour together slowly to make roux (foamy and frothy). Pour 3/4 cup scalded milk into roux, stirring with wire whisk; cook until thick. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, dash each pepper and nutmeg. Add 3 egg yolks to sauce. Beat 6 egg whites (3/4 cup); add dash salt and 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar, continue beating until soft peaks form. Put big dolop of egg white into sauce. Add 1 cup grated Swiss chees (Gruyere) or 1 cup chopped seafood. Fold egg whites into sauce. Fill mold to 2/3. Set in pan of water in oven. Bake 1 hr. to 1 hr. 15 minutes. Can leave in warm oven for 1/2 hr. if necessary. Serves 6 to 8 Recipe By : Judy Hayes, jehayes@ucdavis.edu From: Dscollin@aol.Com Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 20:56:21 -0500 File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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