Cheese Soufflé

A main with butter and flour at the center.

Entrées

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggs

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • ½ cup scalded milk
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Few grains cayenne
  • ¼ cup grated Old English or Young America cheese
  • Yolks 3 eggs
  • Whites 3 eggs
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ½ cup scalded milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
  • ¼ cup grated Old English or Young America cheese → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Melt butter, add flour, and when well mixed add gradually scalded milk. Then add salt, cayenne, and cheese. Remove from fire; add yolks of eggs beaten until lemon-colored. Cool mixture, and cut and fold in whites of eggs beaten until stiff and dry. Pour into a buttered baking-dish, and bake twenty minutes in a slow oven. Serve at once.

Make it yours (1 variations)

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Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories363
Protein6.5 g
Fat27.2 g
Carbs23.8 g
Fiber0.6 g
Sodium1235 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States