Best 4 Swiss Woods Souffle Recipes

CHEESE SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Brush the inside of a 4-by-2 3/4-inch round baking dish with 1/2 teaspoon butter; coat bottom and sides with Parmesan cheese and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees with a rack set in the center of the oven.
• Melt remaining 2 teaspoons butter in a small saucepan over low heat; stir in flour. Let cook for 1 minute and remove from heat. Add milk and whisk vigorously to combine. Return to low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened; season with salt and paprika. Remove from heat and whisk in egg yolk.
• Place egg whites in a medium bowl and whisk until they form soft peaks. Add a dollop of egg whites to saucepan along with half of the cheese; stir to combine. Fold in remaining egg whites and cheese and pour into prepared baking dish.
• Transfer baking dish to oven and reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. Bake until top is lightly browned and souffle has risen, about 18 minutes. Serve immediately.

INDIVIDUAL CHEESE SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Coat 4 (6 ounce) ramekins with cooking spray; sprinkle evenly with breadcrumbs, tilting and turning dishes to coat sides completely.
• In a heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle with flour.
• Cook, stirring, until mixture begins to pull away from pan.
• Gradually whisk in milk.
• Return to medium heat; cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisk in a large bowl, the egg yolks, salt, pepper, dry mustard, and garlic powder.
• Temper the yolk mixture, by putting some of it into the onion milk sauce, then add all the onion milk sauce back into large bowl of yolks.
• In a medium sized bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form that do not fall over when the whisk is lifted.
• Gently fold the egg whites and Cheddar into cooled sauce in large bowl.
• Divide mixture evenly among four custard cups.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Put custard cups on a baking sheet so that they are easier to handle.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Souffle should still be moist in center; do not overcook and yes it will fall but that is the nature of a souffle.

EASY CHEESE SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Brush butter on the bottom and up the sides of two 5 1/2-ounce ramekins. Scoop in some sugar; rotate ramekins to coat while pouring most of the sugar back into its container. Place ramekins on a shallow baking pan.
• Separate eggs between 2 bowls. Add sugar, flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, vanilla extract, lemon zest, cream cheese, and Cheddar cheese to the yolks. Mix the souffle base with a spatula until sugar and flour disappear.
• Sprinkle a pinch of salt over the room-temperature egg whites. Beat with a whisk until soft peaks form; peaks should hold their shape but not be stiff or dry. Stir and fold 1/2 of the egg whites into the souffle base until combined. Gently fold the rest of the egg whites into the batter.
• Fill ramekins up to the lip with the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and browned, about 12 minutes. Serve immediately.

SPINACH WITH WILD MUSHROOM SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Steam the spinach at a moderate heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Cool under running water, then drain, pressing out as much liquid as you can. Then chop finely. If using frozen spinach, defrost and squeeze dry.
• Gently sauté the garlic and mushrooms in butter; turn up the heat and evaporate the juices.
• When dry, add the spinach and transfer to a bowl. Cover and keep warm.
• Measure 3 tablespoons of milk into a bowl. Bring the remaining milk to a boil. Stir the flour and egg yolk into the milk that is in the bowl, and blend well. Stir the boiling milk into the eggs and flour mixture; return to the pan and simmer to thicken.
• Add the spinach mixture; season to taste with salt, pepper. and nutmeg.
• Butter a 3 3/4 cup soufflé dish, paying special attention to the sides.
• Sprinkle with a little of the cheese. Set aside.
• Whisk the egg whites until they hold soft peaks.
• Bring the spinach mixture back to a boil.
• Stir in a spoonful of beaten egg whites, and then fold the remaining mixture into the remaining egg whites.
• Turn into the soufflé dish; spread level. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake in the oven for about 25 minutes until puffed, risen, and golden.