Chocolate Souffle

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 oz	42g	Unsweetened chocolate
5 tablespoons	75ml	Sugar - plus extra
2 tablespoons	30ml	Hot water
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter - plus extra
2 tablespoons	30ml	Flour
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
3/4 cup	177ml	Milk
3		Eggs - separated
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract

Recipe Instructions

Melt chocolate with 2 tablespoons sugar and hot water in small saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.

Melt butter in skillet. Add flour and salt and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes. Gradually stir in milk and bring just to boil, stirring constantly. Sauce should be smooth and thick. Blend in chocolate mixture.

Beat egg yolks slightly. Stir 1 to 2 tablespoons hot chocolate sauce into yolks, then add yolk mixture to sauce in skillet. Stir well, remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add remaining 3 tablespoons sugar and continue beating until whites are stiff but not dry. Stir 1/4 of whites into chocolate mixture, then fold in remaining whites. Stir in vanilla.

Spoon into buttered 1 1/2-quart souffle dish sprinkled with sugar. Bake at 325 degrees until very puffed, 35 to 40 minutes.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Each serving: 173 calories; 136 mg sodium; 119 mg cholesterol; 11 grams fat; 16 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams protein; 0.18 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 04-03-2002

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