Spinach Souffle
Summary
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Ingredients
5
eggs (separated into 5 egg whites and 4 egg yolks) 1⁄2 teaspoon
cream of tartar 1⁄4 cup
butter or margarine 1⁄4 cup
all purpose flour 1 cup
milk, chilled 1 cup
shredded cheddar cheese or gruyere 1
package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and wrung dry (10 oz.) 1 pinch
ground nutmegInstructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Butter and dust a 1 1/2 quart souffl‚ dish with grated parmesan or gruyere cheese.
- Separate the eggs.
- Put egg whites in a mixer bowl with cream of tartar (make sure that no egg yolks get into the whites. If you break a yolk, start again. It is very important that you do not get any yolk into the whites).
- To make the white sauce, in a medium saucepan over medium high heat, melt the butter or margarine until it bubbles.
- Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly until smooth and bubbly.
- Stir in cold milk all at once, whisking quickly to disperse the flour butter mixture into the milk.
- Cook and stir until mixture boils and is smooth and thickened.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in the cheese until melted.
- Stir in the spinach and nutmeg.
- Set aside.
- Beat the egg whites only until they cling to the side of the mixing bowl when you roll and tilt it.
- They should have soft peaks.
- Add the yolks to the spinach mixture and stir.
- Combine the white sauce mix with the egg white mixture.
- First mix about a quarter of the whites right into the sauce in the pan, then empty the sauce into the whites in the mixing bowl.
- Gingerly but thoroughly fold the sauce into the whites.
- Try to keep as much volume of air in the whites.
- Then pour that mixture into the prepared souffl‚ dish.
- Bake for about 30-40 minutes.
- Don't open oven door for at least the first 30 minutes of baking (the heat needs to stay in the oven).
- Serve immediately.
- Note: It is best to have guests sitting and ready for the souffl‚ when it comes out of the oven.
