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Chocolate Souffle

This recipe has been treasured and passed down in our family for years. It came from my Aunt Clara, whose cooking was a blend of her country and rural French roots. I can always depend on everyone being home to eat-and on time-whenever I make this for dessert.

4-6 ServingsPrep: 25 min. Bake: 1 hour

Ingredients

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup butter, cubed
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/3 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
3 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
SAUCE:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Baking cocoa or ground cinnamon, optional

Directions

In a large heavy saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat.
In a small bowl, combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar and salt; add milk and
stir until smooth. Stir into the melted chocolate. Cook and stir
over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and
stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat.
In a small bowl, beat egg yolks. Stir a small amount of filling into
yolks, return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Add extracts. In
a small bowl and with clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed
until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar on high

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Chocolate Souffle (continued)

Directions (continued)

until stiff peaks form. With a spatula, stir a fourth of the egg
whites into chocolate batter until no white streaks remain, then
fold in remaining egg whites.
Grease the bottom of 1-1/2-qt. baking dish; add souffle batter. Place
dish in a larger pan. Fill large pan with hot water to a depth of 1
in. Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a knife inserted near the
center comes out clean.
For topping, beat the cream in a chilled small bowl until it begins
to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until soft
peaks form. Serve souffle warm with a dollop of sauce. Sprinkle with
cocoa or cinnamon if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (calculated without baking cocoa or ground cinnamon) equals 407 calories, 31 g fat (19 g saturated fat), 187 mg cholesterol, 244 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein.