Double Cheese Souffle With Spiced Pear

Category: Cocktails & Appetizers | Blog URL: http://mydeliciousblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/double-cheese-souffle-with-spiced-pear.html

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Photo: ipkl

Ingredients

Soufflé

14 grams butter

2 tablespoons of plain flour or buckwheat flour

125 grams of goat's cheese, chopped

25 grams of parmesan cheesee, grated

1 tablespoon of chives, chopped

2 eggs, separated

125 ml of soy milk

A pinch of salt and pepper

Spiced pear

1 organic pear

1 tablespoon of honey

1/2 teaspoon of mixed ground spices

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 150'c fan force and grease the soufflé dishes with butter.

On low heat, melt butter in a saucepan for a minute. Stir in the flour and cook for one minute. Gradually add the milk. Keep stirring all the time until the sauce is thickened. Continue cooking for two minutes.

Add cheeses. chives and egg yolks. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.

Beat egg whites untill stiffy. Fold in the whipped egg whites into the cheese mixture in two additions. Spoon the mixture into the dishes.

Bake them for 12 minutes - watch them rise!

In the meantime, make spiced pear - on low heat, pour honey into a clean saucepan. Add in mix spices. Cook the pear both sides for about 5 minutes.

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Comments

Permalink Sheri Wetherell
April 7, 2010

Note: All photos are by Joe Damrongphiwat though some were uploaded by Foodista (Sheri)

Permalink Joe Damrongphiwat
April 30, 2010

Many thanks Sheri. Hope you get all high res photos I sent through.

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If you want to test your organisation and time management skills, then make a soufflé.

From preparing the cream sauce to whipping the egg whites and serving, perfect timing is the key to the magical soufflé moment!

Admire the gorgeous risen puff. Breath in the aroma of cream cheese and chives floating about your dining room and take in a breath of French air. Spoon through the fluffiness of the magical dish. Close your eyes and let only your taste buds watch the soufflé melted down through your throat. It suddenly makes perfect senses why soufflé is a mouthwatering recipe to die for.