Corn Souffle
- Unsalted butter for the souffle pan
- Flour for the souffle pan
- 3 cups fresh corn kernels and the pulp from about 6 medium ears sweet corn (see Note)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup cream
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Large pinch ground mace
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 5 eggs, separated
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Butter a 3-quart shallow tinlined pan or porcelain casserole dish and dust with flour.
- Shake out any excess.
- Place the kernels and pulp in a food processor and pulse on and off until the kernels are lightly crushed.
- Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the milk and cream and scald over medium heat.
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter.
- When the foam subsides, remove from the heat and whisk in the flour until smooth.
- Whisk in the cream mixture.
- Cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, fold in the crushed corn mixture, mace, and season with salt and pepper.
- Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat the egg yolks for about 5 minutes until thick and lemon colored.
- In a separate bowl, combine the egg whites with a pinch of salt.
- Beat the whites until they form stiff glossy peaks.
- Mix the yolks into the corn mixture, then fold in a large spoonful of the egg whites.
- Gently fold in the remaining whites.
- (Do not overblend; streaks of white should be visible.)
- Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and bake for 15 minutes until puffed and lightly golden on top.
- Serve immediately.
butter, flour, fresh corn kernels, milk, cream, unsalted butter, allpurpose, ground mace, salt, eggs
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/corn-souffle (may not work)