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Soufflé au Fromage

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Soufflé au Fromage

The classic French cheese soufflé, light, airy and show-stopping straight from the oven. Folding the whipped egg whites into the thick béchamel gently but thoroughly is what preserves the air needed for the soufflé's dramatic rise, rather than knocking it flat.

Total time
35 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
French
vegetarian

Ingredients

40gbutter plus extra for dishes
40gplain flour
300mlwarm whole milk
4eggs, separated plus 1 white
150gGruyere, grated
1 tspDijon mustard
1 pinchcayenne
salt and pepperto taste
parmesanfor dusting dishes

Instructions

1

Butter 6 soufflé dishes, dust with parmesan. Refrigerate.

2

Make béchamel: melt butter, add flour, cook. Add warm milk, stir thick. Cool.

3

Beat in egg yolks, Gruyere, mustard and cayenne. Season.

4

Whisk egg whites to firm peaks.

5

Fold whites into sauce gently but thoroughly.

6

Fill dishes three quarters full.

7

Bake at 200°C for 12–15 minutes. Serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
325
Protein
21.6g
Fat
20.3g
Carbs
14.6g
Fiber
1.7g
Sodium
245mg

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