Dessert: Classic Chocolate Souffles

By SharonE

This recipe is from the now defunct Moustache Cafe in Westwood, California.

Ingredients

• sugar
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 7 oz. unsweetened chocolate
• 6 large egg whites
• 4 large egg yolks
• powdered sugar

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter eight 2/3-cup souffle dishes. Sprinkle with sugar; tap out excess. Bring milk and 1 cup sugar to simmer in heavy large saucepan, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to low. Add chocolate and stir until smooth. Pour into large bowl; let cool 10 minutes.

Using electric mixer, beat whites in another bowl to soft peaks. Gradually add remaining 1/4 c. sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Whisk yolks into chocolate mixture. Whisk 1/4 of whites into chocolate mixture to lighten. Fold in remaining whites. Divide mixture among prepared dishes. Bake until souffles puff, about 16 minutes. Sift powdered sugar over souffles.