Cheese Soufflé
4 people
15 minutes
20 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 4 large Fresh Egg at room temperature, separated
- 310 ml Milk
- 60 g Plain Flour
- 20 g SuperValu Butter softened
- 30 g SuperValu Butter + extra for greasing the ramekins
- 1 tsp SuperValu Cayenne Pepper
- 90 g SuperValu Fresh Breadcrumbs dries
- 160 g Wexford Vintage Cheddar coarsely grated
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C/400F/Gas Mark 6.
- Place an oven tray in the oven to preheat. Brush the base and side of 4 by 250 ml (approx) ramekins with butter to grease. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs in the ramekins and rotate to coat each base and side with breadcrumbs.
- Turn ramekins upside down and gently tap to remove excess crumbs.
- Melt the extra butter in a saucepan over medium heat until foaming.
- Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until mixture bubbles and starts to come away from the side of the pan. Remove from heat and add half the milk.
- Whisk until mixture is smooth. Add the remaining milk and return to the heat and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens.
- Remove from heat. Add the cheese, mustard and pepper and stir until cheese melts and mixture is smooth.
- Add the egg yolks and stir until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
- Use an electric mixer to whisk the egg whites in a clean, dry bowl until soft peaks form.
- Add one-quarter of the egg whites to the cheese mixture and using a metal spoon to fold through until just combined. This will loosen the mixture.
- Add the remaining egg whites and gently fold until just combined.
- Divide the cheese mixture between the 4 ramekins and smooth the tops.
- Run your finger around the inside rim of each ramekin, about 2cm into the soufflé (this will help the souffle rise more evenly).
- Place the souffle on the preheated oven tray and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown and puffed.
- Serve immediately
