Cheese Soufflé

Ingredients

• a quarter of a pound of Parmesan cheese
• half that quantity of Gruyère cheese
• a quarter of a pound of flour
• a pint of milk
• a teaspoonful of salt
• two pinches of pepper
• the yolks of six eggs
• the whites of six eggs

Method

1. 1

   Grate the cheeses and mix flour with milk, salt, and pepper over the fire until it boils.

2. 2

   Withdraw, mix in cheese and yolks of eggs two at a time.

3. 3

   Whip egg whites and mix lightly, pour into a buttered dish, and bake for about twenty minutes.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Practical household cookery (1891) by E. Duret, page 181. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

the whites of six eggs into a firm froth, and add them lightly with the paste ; butter a dish as in the previous number, pour the batter into it, and arrange it as described in the foregoing ; then put it in the oven to bake for about twenty minutes, sprinkle over some sifted sugar, and serve the souffle at once. 884. VANILLA SOUFFL& Boil a pint of milk and let it get cold, then mix with it a quarter of a pound of flour, three ounces of sugar, two ounces of vanilla sugar, and a small pinch of salt. Stir this over the fire until it boils ; then withdraw the stewpan from the fire, add the yolks of sis eggs, mixing in only two at a time, and when properly mixed add the whites of the eggs previously whisked firm, and proceed to bake the souffle as described for chocolate souffle, and serve quickly. 412 PRACTICAL HOUSEHOLD COOKERY. 885. COFFEE S0UFFL£. Put a quarter of a pound of roasted coffee beans into a stewpan with a pint and a half of boiling milk, let it boil for two minutes ; cover the stewpan closely, and let it thus stand for an hour, after which strain the milk through a pointed strainer, and with it proceed to make a batter as described for vanilla souffle with similar iugredients, but omit the vanilla sugar; bake and serve the souffle in the same way. 886. CHEESE SOUFFL^. Grate a quarter of a pound of Parmesan cheese, and half that quantity of Gruy^re cheese ; mix a quarter of a pound of flour in a stewpan over the fire with a pint of milk, a teaspoonf ul of salt, and two pinches of pepper until it boils, then withdraw the stewpan ; mix in the grated cheese and the yolks of six eggs

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.