Dessert Recipes - Hot Boozy Orange Soufflé Recipe

Ingredients

• Butter, for greasing

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar, plus extra for sprinkling

• 4 eggs, separated

• Finely grated rind and juice of

• 2 oranges

• 25 g/1/4 cup plain (all-purpose) flour

• 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup milk

• 60 ml/4 tbsp Cointreau or brandy

• Sifted icing (confectioners') sugar, for dusting

• Pouring cream, to serve

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Method:

1. Grease a 1.2 liter/2 pt/5 cup soufflé dish with butter and sprinkle with caster sugar. Shake out any excess.

2. Whisk together the sugar and egg yolks with the orange rind until thick and pale. Whisk together the flour and orange juice and stir into the egg yolk mixture.

3. Bring the milk just to the boil. Pour the milk over, whisking all the time. Return to the saucepan and cook gently, stirring, until thick and smooth.

4. Cool slightly, then whisk in the Cointreau or brandy. Whisk the egg whites until stiff.

5. Beat 30 ml/2 tbsp into the orange mixture to slacken it slightly, then fold in the remainder with a metal spoon.

6. Turn into the prepared dish and bake in a preheated oven at 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7 for about 15 minutes until puffy, golden and just set.

7. Dust quickly with icing sugar and serve straight away with pouring cream.