Saturday, April 28, 2012

Gingerbread Soufflé



Ingredients:
  • 50 grams butter
  • 70 grams flour
  • ¼ liter milk
  • 35 grams honey
  • 70 grams apple molasses (apple "stroop")
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 whole egg
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 4 egg whites
  • 90 grams brown sugar
Additionally:
  • 6 soufflé ramekins (size: appr. 200 ml)
  • butter and brown sugar to coat the ramekins
  • powdered sugar
Instructions:
must be served immediately after baking!!!
  • lightly butter the ramekins
  • sprinkle inside with brown sugar (make sure sugar is loose enough)
  • remove excess sugar
  • pre-heat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F)
  • melt butter in sauce pan
  • while stirring, add the flower (i.e., basic béchamel)
  • while stirring, let cook for a while on low heat (note: this recipe makes a thicker than usual béchamel)
  • add the milk and stir to make smooth batter
  • add the honey and molasses
  • continue to sir, and let cook on low heat for 5-10 minutes
  • add the spices
  • transfer batter to a bowl
  • add the egg, immediately blend well, and let cool for a while
  • one by one, add the egg yolks and blend well
  • beat the egg whites until stiff, then gradually add in the sugar
  • fold the egg white mass under the batter and blend well (do not use mixer!)
  • fill the ramekins up to 1 cm from the rim
  • bake for 20 minutes in center of oven (do not poke or prick to see if it is done!)
  • optional: sprinkle with powdered sugar, then serve immediately
  • may be served with vanilla ice cream
  • this is based on an american recipe, so it is rather sweet... [Recipe by Marie-Louise Linssen]


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