French Chocolate Souffle

Name: French Chocolate Souffle
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: butter, for souffle mold; granulated sugar, for souffle mold; 4 ounces semisweet chocolate; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 eggs, separated; 1 orange, zest of, grated; 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier; 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar; confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Submitted by -Sheri-

"This recipe comes to you from the French Classics, Richard Grausman. Made with Grand Marnier. For the ZWT3. A light chocolate souffle. You may omit the Grand Marnier and theorange zest if you choose. Enjoy!"

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

ingredients

butter, for souffle mold
granulated sugar, for souffle mold
4 ounces semisweet chocolate
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 eggs, separated
1 orange, zest of, grated
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
¹⁄₈ teaspoon cream of tartar
confectioners' sugar, for dusting

directions

Butter and sugar a 4-cup souffle mold.
Preheat oven to 475°F.
Combine chocolate and butter in a saucepan and melt over low heat. Remove from heat once melted and whisk in the egg yolks, then pour into a large bowl. Stir in Grand Marnier and orange zest if desired.
Beat the egg whites with the cream of tarter in a large bowl until stiff peaks form.
Fold 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into the chocolate with a whisk. With a rubber spatula, fold the remaining egg whites into the chocolate.
Pour into prepared souffle mold and level with a spatula.
Bake souffle on the lowest rack of the oven for 5 minutes. Lower the temperature to 425 and bake another 4-5 minutes, until the souffle has risen halfway above the top of the mold and is springy to the touch.
Dust with the confectioners' sugar.
Serve immediately.