Oops! The Recipe!

Oops!  The Recipe!

by Victoria Challancin

Thank you to those of you, and there were many, who emailed me asking for the recipe for the soufflés that I posted about on Monday.  You might think I was testing you to see if you were paying attention, but of course, I just forgot!  Click here for the short article about the history and science of the soufflé.

Recipe:  Hot Grand Marnier Soufflé

(Recipe from Cooking Light Magazine)

Cooking spray

3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided

4 large eggs

3 tablespoons Grand Marnier liqueur

3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

6 large egg whites, room temperature

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/8 teaspoon salt

Confectioners' sugar for dusting

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F; place a heavy baking sheet on middle rack.

Coat 6 (8-ounce) ramekins with cooking spray, and sprinkle each dish with 2 teaspoons granulated sugar, shaking and turning to coat.

Place egg yolks in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium-high speed 5 minutes or until thick and pale.  Gradually add 1/4 cup granulated sugar; beat 2 minutes.  Beat in liqueur and vanilla.

Place egg whites in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at hight speed 1 minute or until foamy using clean, dry beaters.  Add the cream of tartar and salt; beat mixture until soft peaks form.  Gradually add 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.  Gently stir one-fourth of egg white mixture into the liqueur mixture.  Gently fold in the remaining egg white mixture*; divide evenly among the prepared ramekins.  Place soufflé dishes on baking sheet in oven; bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until tall and golden brown (soufflés will rise 1 1/2 to 2 inches above the dish rim).  Quickly dust soufflés with powdered sugar.  Serve immediately.

*Note:  Using a wide rubber spatula, gently fold egg whites into the batter by making a scooping motion form the bottom of the bowl to the top.  This prevents the egg whites from deflating.

Enjoy!

Parting Shot:

The large, larger than life size, door knocker on the colonial house of a friend, brought from Seville, Spain

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