|
|
FEATURE RECIPE
Caramelised apple and Calvados soufflés
Search for similar recipes...
Serves
4
| Souffle |
|
330 ml
|
milk
|
|
3
|
pieces of lemon rind, removed with a peeler
|
|
80 gm
|
caster sugar, plus extra for moulds
|
|
50 gm (1/3 cup)
|
plain flour
|
|
20 gm
|
soft butter, plus extra for greasing
|
|
20 ml
|
Calvados
|
|
2
|
eggs, separated
|
|
1
|
Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced crossways using a mandolin
|
|
For dusting:
|
pure icing sugar
|
| Caramelised apple |
|
40 g
|
butter
|
|
4
|
Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into eighths
|
|
100 gm
|
pure icing sugar
|
|
30 ml
|
Calvados
|
|
50 ml
|
pouring cream
|
|
1
|
For caramelised apple, heat butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat, add apples and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden. Sieve over icing sugar, toss to coat and cook for another 8-10 minutes, tossing occasionally, until caramelised. Add Calvados, simmer for 2 minutes or until reduced, add cream and cook for one minute or until thick. Divide among four buttered and sugared 1 cup-capacity ceramic moulds and set aside.
|
|
2
|
Preheat oven to 180C. Heat 250ml (1 cup) milk and lemon rind in a small saucepan and bring just to the boil over medium heat. Meanwhile, combine 60gm sugar, flour and remaining milk in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Pour over milk mixture, whisk to combine and return to pan. Whisk over medium heat for 1 minute or until thick, remove from heat, remove lemon rind, add butter and mix to combine. Stand for 5 minutes, add Calvados and egg yolks and whisk to combine.
|
|
3
|
Whisk eggwhites and a pinch of salt until soft peaks form, scatter over remaining sugar and whisk until firm peaks form. Fold one-third of eggwhites into mixture until just combined, then fold through remaining eggwhite mixture. Divide among ramekins, smooth tops and run finger around edges. Top with a thin slice of apple and bake for 15-20 minutes or until risen and golden. Serve dusted with icing sugar.
|
Drink Suggestion Sweet cider.
RECIPE Emma Knowles
PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem
STYLING Emma Knowles
DRINK SUGGESTION Max Allen
|
Missed an edition of Gourmet Traveller?
Access our back issues from as far back as June 2010 at the tap of your finger, catch up on our latest issue or subscribe now by downloading the Gourmet Traveller iPad app today.
Visit the iTunes store
|
|
|