Hot Chocolate Souffles by
Halle
baking takes 15-20 minutes
cooking takes 15 minutes
serves 4
400*F/200*C
Ingredients
4oz(115g) fine dark chocolate
Butter for greasing ramekins
Scant 1/2 cup(55g) superfine sugar
5 eggs
pinch of salt
Confectioners sugar
3 bowls-saucepan-wooden spoon-4 ramekins-Whisk or electric mixer-large metal spoon-small sieve or tea trainer
4
oz(115g) fine dark chocolate
5
eggs
3
bowls-saucepan-wooden spoon-4 ramekins-Whisk or electric mixer-large metal spoon-small sieve or tea trainer
Instructions
1-Set the oven.Break the chocolate into a bowl.Melt it over a saucepan of simmering water,stirring until smooth.
2-Remove the chocolate sfrom the heat.Grease the four ramekins lightly and sprinkle with a little of thensuperfine sugar.
3-Seperate the eggs into two bowls.Stir the rest of the superfine sugar and flour egg yolks into the melted chocolate.
4-Whisk all five eggs whites with a pinch of salt until they form stiff peaks.Then fold them gently into the chocolate.
5-Fill the ramekins until nearly full.Bake for 15 minutes until they rise and puff up.Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.