Hot Chocolate Soufflé

By Anne545

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 c. milk
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 3 Tbsp. flour
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 3 oz. (3 squares) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 6 lg. eggs, separated
• 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
• confectioners' sugar (for garnish)

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 75mins
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Preparation

Step 1

1. Grease a 6-cup straight-sided soufflé dish. Sprinkle dish evenly with 1 Tbsp. sugar.

2. In a saucepan, mix together milk, 1/2 c. sugar, flour, & salt. Add chocolate. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted & mixture thickens, ~2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter & vanilla. Cool completely.

3. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place in lower third of oven. Remove other racks.

4. Stir egg yolks into chocolate mixture.

5. Beat together egg whites & cream of tartar at high speed until stiff, but not dry, peaks form. Fold one-quarter of beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture. Fold in remaining whites.

6. Pour chocolate mixture into prepared soufflé dish. Place dish in a shallow roasting pan. Pour enough boiling water into pan to come halfway up sides of dish.

7. Bake until light & puffy, 15 minutes. Center will be soft & somewhat runny. For a firmer soufflé, bake 5 minutes more. Remove dish from roasting pan. Dust top with confectioners' sugar & serve.