Plain Souffle

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 8 eggs
• ½ cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups scalded milk
• ½ teaspoon paprika

Method

1. 1

   Melt butter, add flour and stir smooth.

2. 2

   Take from fire and stir in boiling-hot milk.

3. 3

   Beat and stir until free from all lumps; cook 15-20 minutes in double boiler; cool.

4. 4

   Beat egg whites very stiff; yolks very light.

5. 5

   Beat the cooled white sauce, then whip it together with the yolks, adding seasonings.

6. 6

   Gently fold and mix in the beaten whites.

7. 7

   Have ready a thick buttered baking dish in the shape of a mixing bowl.

8. 8

   Turn mixture into the dish — it should be half full.

9. 9

   Set into moderate oven (350°F) and bake 30-40 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The European cookbook for American homes (from Italy, Spain, Portugal and France) (1936) by Brown, Cora Lovisa Brackett Mrs., page 133. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLAIN SOUFFLE !/4 cup butter 8 eggs 1/a, cup flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups scalded milk l/2 teaspoon paprika

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