Delicious UK – (10)October 2019

Bluemurdercheese
andthymesoufflés
SERVES4.HANDS-ONTIME 30 MIN,
OVEN TIME 10-14 MIN

• 50gunsaltedbutter


• 30gbreadcrumbs


• 30gplainflour


• PinchEnglishmustardpowder


• Pinchcayennepepper


• 300mlsemi-skimmedmilk


• 90gbluemurdercheese(orother
  vegetarianbluecheesesuchas
  dorsetbluevinneyorstilton)


• A fewfreshthymesprigs,leaves
  picked,plusextratoserve


• 4 mediumfree-range eggs,
  separated

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• 4 ramekins; an electric mixer

1 Heattheovento230°C/210°Cfan/
gas8 andputa bakingsheetinto
heatup.Melt20gofthebutterand
brushit upwardsovertheinside
ofeachramekin.Sprinklewith
breadcrumbs,turningtofullycoat.
2 Puttheremaining30gbutterina
saucepanovera mediumheatto
melt,thenaddtheflour,mustard
powderandcayenneandwhiskuntil
smooth.Cookfor1 minuteoruntilit
startstosmelltoasty,thenremove
fromtheheatandgraduallyaddthe
milk,whiskingwellaftereach
additiontoforma smoothsauce.
3 Returnthepantotheheatand
whiskthesauceasit comesto
theboil,thenlower the heat and
simmerfor
2 minutesuntilthickened.Remove
fromtheheat,crumbleinthe
cheeseandstiruntilmelted.Add
thethyme,thentransferto
a largebowl.Oncecooled
slightly,stirintheegg
yolksandseason generously
with salt

THE MAKE-AT-HOME DISH

andpepper(seeMakeAhead).

4 Puttheeggwhitesina large,clean

bowlandwhisktomediumpeaks

usinganelectricmixer.Usinga large

metalspoon,folda spoonfulofthe

whitesintothecheesemixtureto

loosenit,thenquicklyandcarefully

foldintheremainingwhites,keeping

asmuchvolumeaspossible.

5 Filltheramekinsgenerouslywith

thesoufflémixture,thenrunthe

tipofa dinnerknifearoundtheedge

ofeachtoloosen– thiswillhelp the

soufflésriseastheybake.

6 Transfer the ramekins to the hot

bakingsheetandbakefor10-14

minutesuntilrisenbutstillwitha

slightwobbleinthecentre.Sprinkle

withextrathyme,thenserve

straightawaywitha greensalad.

PERSOUFFLƒ357kcals,25.3gfat

(14.1gsaturated),17.3gprotein,

14.9gcarbs(3.9g sugars), 0.8g salt,

0.3g fibre →

in the know.

EXPERTTIPFROMTUTORJESSYOUNG

• Ifyou’rehostinga dinnerparty,prepthesoufflé
  baseaheadoftimeandrefrigerate,thenfoldin
  thewhiskedeggwhitesjustbeforebaking.