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Warm Caramel Souffle With Caramel Custard

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 3/4 cups 544g / 19ozSugar
3 tablespoons 45mlButter
7   Egg whites stiffly beaten
1   Salt
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlCream of tartar
1 1/2 cups 355mlMilk
7   Egg yolks beaten
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlCaramel extract
1/2   Heavy cream - whipped.

Recipe Instructions

For the soufflee: Heat 1 1/4 C sugar gently in a heavy skillet over low heat until a light brown syrup forms. Pour half of the caramel into a 2 quart soufflee dish, rotating quickly to coat bottom and sides. Be careful, the caramel is super hot. Cool. Rub 2 tbsp. butter over the caramel and set aside.

Beat egg whites until foamy; add sugar gradually, until stiff peaks form. Return skillet to heat to liquefy remaining caramel. Add this to egg white mixture, beating constantly. Continue beating at medium speed for five minutes (very important). Pour into prepared soufflee dish. Bake one hour in a pan of hot water at 300Funtil firm, but light. Remove from oven. This can be done early in the day.

For the custard: Cook 1/2 C sugar and milk in the top of a double boiler until the sugar melts. Add remaining butter and slowly add this mixture to the egg yolks while beating. Return to heat and cook until mixture is thickened, stirring constantly. Cool. Add caramel extract and whipped cream. Refrigerate until serving time. When ready to serve, bake the soufflee 15 minutes at 350 because soufflee must be warm to come out of dish. Invert soufflee on a large serving dish and allow caramel to run down the sides. Serve custard in a separate crystal bowl for spooning over individual portions.

NOTES : ..this is the ultimate! I've made this three times, it's never failed to elicit squeals of delight--ooooo's and ahhh's of wonder. It does take a little doing but nothing you can't handle. The recipe calls for a single soufflee dish...not having one (can you believe?) I've always made it in little individual soufflee dishes--and it looks so great this way I don't know that I'd do the other. Be sure to make enough sauce--more is better.

Source:
Neiman Marcus Incircle Cookbook

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