1. Headline
  1. Headline

Video: Perfect personal souffles

TODAY recipes
updated 4/13/2010 10:52:30 AM ET 2010-04-13T14:52:30

Recipe: Souffle

Ingredients
  • Equipment
  • Six 8-ounce ramekins, electric mixer
  • Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • Melted 1/4 pound Gruyère, grated, plus more for dusting the ramekins
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 4 large eggs, separated
  • 6 ounces fresh spinach, washed, steamed, squeezed dry, and finely chopped
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F with a baking sheet on a rack in the middle of the oven. Brush the insides of six 8-ounce ramekins with a little of the melted butter followed by a dusting of Gruyère.

Put the remaining melted butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When it foams, reduce the heat and gradually add the flour, stirring until there is no trace of flour left in the mixture, about 3 minutes. Whisk in the milk in a thin stream and cook, stirring until the mixture thickens to the consistency of a heavy cream. Turn off the heat and whisk in the egg yolks until incorporated. Stir in the spinach and 1/4 pound Gruyère and season with the nutmeg, and salt and pepper. Set aside.

Beat the egg whites in a clean bowl with an electric mixer until stiff but not dry. Stir one-quarter of the egg whites into the spinach mixture to lighten it. Fold the remaining egg whites into the spinach mixture.

Divide the mixture evenly among the ramekins, filling them to just below the rim. Run your finger around the inside rim of the each ramekin to make a groove in the mixture.

Bake about 20 to 25 minutes, until risen and golden brown on top. Serve immediately.

Serving Size

Serves 6

Discuss:

Discussion comments

,

Lactaid®Brand

More on TODAY.com

None
  1. Town throws wedding for triple amputee Marine

    5/18/2013 11:47:32 AM +00:00 2013-05-18T11:47:32
None
  1. Shots fired at Cannes festival, actors flee for cover

    A man was arrested at the Cannes film festival Friday after firing a starting pistol during a live broadcast on the palm-lined waterfront, sending actors running for cover.

    5/18/2013 10:36:16 AM +00:00 2013-05-18T10:36:16
None
  1. NBC News

    60 injured as trains collide in Connecticut

    5/18/2013 10:25:11 AM +00:00 2013-05-18T10:25:11
None
  1. Powerball jackpot soars to $600M

    If you have two bucks and a dream, Powerball has a game for you. The jackpot of the multi-state lottery game has surged to $600 million ahead of Saturday’s drawing — the second-largest pot in U.S. lottery history.

    5/17/2013 5:08:59 PM +00:00 2013-05-17T17:08:59
  2. If you win the Powerball, the tax man cometh
  3. True tales of major lottery winners
None
  1. NBC News

    video Smugglers sneak KFC into Gaza using tunnels

    5/18/2013 9:14:29 AM +00:00 2013-05-18T09:14:29