Friday, March 16, 2012

Cha-Cha-Cha Cheese Souffle

The thought of making a cheese souffle does NOT make me do the Cha-Cha, it actually makes me a little nervous.  I've never made a savory souffle and I wasn't sure if I even liked them.  I order souffles for dessert when I see them, but they aren't my "go-to" dessert.  A little fear of the unknown.

OK, anyone out there who thinks a souffle is hard to make...RELAX.  Get your ingredients together, pour yourself a glass of wine and get started.  That's what I did.

 I let my husband pick the wine, so he thinks he's helping.
Butter your souffle mold, dust with bread crumb, tap out the excess, then set on a lined baking sheet.

I chose Emmenthal Cheese, which I had my husband grate the cheese, while I made the roux and blended in the milk, egg yolk, salt, pepper and nutmeg...mix, mix, mix and it's...Bechamel.

 Now whisk the egg whites until they hold a peak, then CAREFULLY fold into the bechamel.
 CAREFULLY pour the batter into the mold, then slide into the oven.  You can relax for at last 40 minutes...DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN for at least 20 minutes.
Voila...YUMMY!

You can find the recipe I used in Dorie Greenspan's AROUND MY FRENCH TABLE, you should get the cookbook, or download it to your I-pad, like I did!  Also, if you want to check out some other versions of cheese souffle, click here to see what the other cooks are doing at French Fridays with Dorie.

13 comments:

  1. Very nicely done!
    This one didn't make we want to do cartwheels either...

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  2. I like all your photos and most of all I like your end product...looks perfect. Nice to let your hubby "help."

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  3. Your souffle looks so nice and puffy! And, kudos for having the glass of wine at the ready!

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  4. Nice job! Your photos were fun to look at too.

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  5. Now that looks perfect to me! Love the top part, thats how I like my souffle. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. First; I loved your opening photograph where you displayed all your paraphernalia, nicely done. Secondly, that your second picture was of a wine bottle was even more appropriate. Your soufflé looked delicious, probably because of hubby-help? Righhhhhttttttttt Mary Hirsch http://www.lightsonbrightnobrakes.com/

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  7. Nice process photos - your soufflé turned out really well, too!

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  8. Nice and puffy indeed. I think I drank two glasses of wine while making mine! I think Dorie left that part out?

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  9. That leading photos is awesome. Smart woman to give the husband jobs so he feels like he's helping (giggle). What a lovely souffle!

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  10. I totally want to try my hand at souffle-making but I'm so scared! This looks so tasty, though...definitely worth facing my fears.

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  11. Cha Cha Cha indeed. Great post, gorgeous souffle.

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  12. Cute- my sweet husband always grates the cheese for me; he does a grand job with it! Your soufflé is exquisite- I am sure y'all enjoyed it immensely! Have to admit, I was a bit unsure but dove right in & it worked!

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