Cheese Soufflé
The French soufflé au fromage — a thick béchamel enriched with egg yolks and Gruyère, lightened with stiffly beaten whites and baked until it rises tall above the dish, crusted outside and creamy within.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 50 g butter
- 20 g vegetarian hard cheese or Parmesan, finely grated
- 35 g plain flour
- 300 ml whole milk
- 5 eggs, separated
- 120 g Gruyère, finely grated
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- to taste salt
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1194 kcal · P 55.9g · C 53.4g · F 85.8g
Estimated from 9 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 200°C with a baking tray on the middle shelf. Brush a 1.5 litre soufflé dish with 10 g of the butter, softened, in upward strokes, and coat it with the finely grated hard cheese.
- 2Melt the remaining 40 g of butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute, then whisk in the milk and simmer for 2 minutes until very thick.
- 3Take off the heat and beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then the Gruyère, mustard, nutmeg, cayenne and a good pinch of salt. It should taste slightly over-seasoned.
- 4In a clean, grease-free bowl whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt to firm peaks that stand up but still look glossy, not dry.
- 5Stir a quarter of the whites into the base to loosen it, then fold in the rest gently with a large metal spoon, keeping in as much air as you can.
- 6Pour into the dish, level the top and run your thumb around the inside of the rim to make a groove, so the soufflé rises straight up with a crown.
- 7Set it on the hot tray, lower the oven to 190°C and bake for 25–28 minutes without opening the door, until well risen and golden with a slight wobble at the centre.
- 8Serve immediately — a soufflé starts to sink within minutes.
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Questions and answers
How long does Cheese Soufflé take to make?
About 60 minutes: 25 min prep and 35 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Cheese Soufflé?
10 ingredients: butter, vegetarian hard cheese or Parmesan, plain flour, whole milk, eggs, Gruyère, Dijon mustard, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, salt.
How many servings does this Cheese Soufflé recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Cheese Soufflé?
About 298 kcal, with 14 g protein, 13.4 g carbohydrate and 21.4 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Cheese Soufflé recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Cheese Soufflé?
Cheese Soufflé comes from French cuisine.
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