Egg Soufflé

A dish — butter and flour carry it.

Composition

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggs

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup cream
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Few grains cayenne
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
  • 1 cup cream → lactose-free cream or coconut cream

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

Steps

  1. Cream the butter, add flour, and pour on gradually scalded milk and cream. Cook in double boiler five minutes, and add yolks of eggs, beaten until thick and lemon-colored. Remove from fire, add seasonings, and fold in whites of eggs beaten until stiff and dry. Turn into a buttered dish, or buttered individual moulds, set in pan of hot water, and bake in a slow oven until firm. Egg Soufflé may be served with White Sauce I, highly seasoned with celery salt, paprika, and onion juice.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories388
Protein13.9 g
Fat32.0 g
Carbs11.3 g
Fiber0.1 g
Sodium974 mg

Source

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