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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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An impressive and spectacular souffle. Challenging, no doubt. Must be served immediately. Ingredients:
2 ounces baking chocolate |
1 1/2 cups hot milk |
3 tablespoons butter |
1/2 cup sugar |
3 tablespoons flour |
2 tablespoons dark jamaica rum |
4 egg yolks |
1 pinch salt |
5 egg whites |
1 cup whipped cream |
Directions:
1. Set oven to 375 degrees.
2. Prepare a 1 1/2 quart souffle dish by buttering and sugaring the dish and the top third of a paper collar**.
3. Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup milk. Add remaining milk. Melt butter and stir in flour and sugar. Add hot chocolate mixture gradually and stir over a low heat until the mixture starts to boil. Remove from the heat. Add rum.
4. Beat egg yolks.
5. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the chocolate mixture. Add remainder of chocolate mixture.
6. COOL.
7. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites taking care not to overmix.
8. Bake in a prepared souffle dish at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
9. Dust heavily with sifted confectioner's sugar and serve immediately with whipped cream.
10. **SOUFFLE DISH.
11. To prepare your souffle dish: Butter the souffle dish and sprinkle sugar all around the bottom and sides. Tear off a piece of wax paper large enough to encircle the dish and allow a 2 overlap. Tie it around the outside of the dish with a piece of string. Fold the paper in half length ways. Butter and sprinkle the top third of the paper with sugar.
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