Mrs Beetons Puddings and Desserts Revisited
Chocolate Souffle
4 Eggs
85g (3oz) Best Dark Chocolate, finely grated
3 tsp Caster Sugar
1 tsp Flour
Separate the eggs.
Add to the yolks the sugar, flour and chocolate, and stir for 5 minutes.
Whisk the egg whites well, until they are stiff and firm.
Mix lightly with the yolks, until the whole forms a smooth and light substance.
Butter a round cake tin, add the mixture.
Bake in a moderate oven from 15 to 20 minutes.
Pin a white napkin round the tin, sprinkle sifted sugar over the top of the soufflé and serve immediately.
The proper appearance of this dish depends entirely on the speed with which it is served and some cooks, to preserve its lightness, hold a salamander over the soufflé until it is placed on the table.
If allowed to stand after it comes from the oven, it will be entirely spoiled, as it falls almost immediately.
Time: 15 to 20 minutes.
Sufficient for a moderate-sized soufflé.
Seasonable at any time.
CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE
1427. INGREDIENTS - 4 eggs, 3 teaspoonfuls of pounded sugar, 1 teaspoonful of flour, 3 oz. of the best chocolate.
Mode - Break the eggs, separating the whites from the yolks, and put them into different basins; add to the yolks the sugar, flour, and chocolate, which should be very finely grated, and stir these ingredients for 5 minutes. Then well whisk the whites of the eggs in the other basin, until they are stiff, and, when firm, mix lightly with the yolks, till the whole forms a smooth and light substance; butter a round cake-tin, put in the mixture, and bake in a moderate oven from 15 to 20 minutes. Pin a white napkin round the tin, strew sifted sugar over the top of the soufflé, and send it immediately to table. The proper appearance of this dish depends entirely on the expedition with which it is served, and some cooks, to preserve its lightness, hold a salamander over the soufflé until it is placed on the table. If allowed to stand after it comes from the oven, it will be entirely spoiled, as it falls almost immediately.
Time - 15 to 20 minutes.
Average cost, 1s.
Sufficient for a moderate-sized soufflé.
Seasonable at any time.
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