Miniature Jalapeno Souffles

Name: Miniature Jalapeno Souffles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus extra for buttering the tins; 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons very finely chopped pine nuts; 1 small jalapeno, seeded and minced; 6 tablespoons whole milk; 1/4 cup grated gruyere cheese; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 large egg, separated

Submitted by seahorse73

"Recipe courtesy Sara Moulton Sara Moulton Cooks at Home Try using a grapefruit spoon to seed the jalapeno."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 12

ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus extra for buttering the tins
2 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons very finely chopped pine nuts
1 small jalapeno, seeded and minced
6 tablespoons whole milk
¹⁄₄ cup grated gruyere cheese
¹⁄₄ teaspoon kosher salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
¹⁄₂ teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 large egg, separated

directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Butter a nonstick mini-muffin tin with 12 (1/8-cup) wells that measure 1 3/4 inches in diameter and 3/4-inch deep.
Mix 1 tablespoon of the flour with 1/2 the pine nuts in a small bowl.
Dust the tins with the flour and nut mixture.
Tap out the excess.
Melt the 1 tablespoon butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
Stir in the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons flour and the jalapeno.
Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes.
Whisk in the milk and add the cheese, salt, pepper, mustard, and egg yolk.
Cool to room temperature.
Beat the egg white until firm but not stiff.
Stir a 1/4 of the white into the cheese sauce.
Gently fold in the remaining white.
Spoon into the prepared tins, sprinkle with the remaining pine nuts, and bake until puffed and golden, 7 to 10 minutes.
Cool in the tins on wire racks.
When cool, run a small knife around the edge of each souffle.
(The souffles will fall as they cool.) They can be prepared up to a day in advance and refrigerated.
Bake in the muffin tins in a preheated 400 degree F oven for 5 to 7 minutes before serving.