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                            Chocolate Souffle

Recipe By     : Ideal Home August 1997 - Forty 30-minute Recipes
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:30
Categories    : Chocolate                        Desserts
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  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  30      g             cornflour
  30      g             ground almonds
 185      ml            milk
   1      tbsp          strong black coffee
  75      g             dark chocolate -- broken into pieces
   2      tsp           caster sugar
   2                    egg yolks
   1      tbsp          coffee flavoured liqueur
   4                    egg whites
   1      tbsp          brown sugar
   1      tbsp          icing sugar -- sifted

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Sift the cornflour and almonds 
together into a bowl and make a well in the centre.

2. Place the milk and coffee in a saucepan and bring to the boil over a 
medium heat. Slowly whisk the milk mixture into the almond mixture and 
continue whisking until smooth. Return mixture to saucepan and bring to 
the boil over a medium heat, stirring constantly. As soon as the mixture 
comes to the boil, remove pan from heat.

3. Stir chocolate and caster sugar into the mixture and continue stirring 
until chocolate melts. Whisk in the egg yolks and liqueur, cover, then set 
aside and keep warm. 

4. Place egg whites in a bowl and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually 
beat in the brown sugar. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Whisk 
one third of the egg white mixture into the chocolate mixture, then fold 
in remaining egg white mixture.

5. Pour souffle mixture into a greased 20cm/8in souffle dish and bake in 
the oven for 20 minutes or until well risen. Sprinkle the souffle with 
icing sugar and serve immediately with fresh strawberries and cream.


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