French Chocolate Souffle
- butter, for souffle mold
- granulated sugar, for souffle mold
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 orange, zest of, grated
- 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- Butter and sugar a 4-cup souffle mold.
- Preheat oven to 475u0b0F.
- Combine chocolate and butter in a saucepan and melt over low heat. Remove from heat once melted and whisk in the egg yolks, then pour into a large bowl. Stir in Grand Marnier and orange zest if desired.
- Beat the egg whites with the cream of tarter in a large bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Fold 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into the chocolate with a whisk. With a rubber spatula, fold the remaining egg whites into the chocolate.
- Pour into prepared souffle mold and level with a spatula.
- Bake souffle on the lowest rack of the oven for 5 minutes. Lower the temperature to 425 and bake another 4-5 minutes, until the souffle has risen halfway above the top of the mold and is springy to the touch.
- Dust with the confectioners' sugar.
- Serve immediately.
butter, sugar, chocolate, unsalted butter, eggs, orange, grand marnier, cream of tartar, confectioners
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/french-chocolate-souffle-234038 (may not work)